Elaka's POV:
The warm rays of sunlight danced on my skin as I sat in the gardens enjoying my book.
It felt nice to get away from our lessons every now and then.
I felt like they were getting too hectic as we grew on.
I mean I'm just 15.
How much worse would it become when I turn 18 years old?
It was the same thing over and over.
How to sit up straight, holding a cup properly, curtsying, reading poetry and other boring things.
I shook my head and pushed all my depressing thoughts to the back.
There was nothing to be sad about after all.
So many people would die to have what I do.
Birds sang their song; the gardeners did their jobs respectively; trimming the bushes and hedges to one particular shape or animal.
Today seemed like the perfect day.
Or at least it felt perfect since my mind was at peace.
My moment was short lived as someone snatched my book away from me.
It was Anaka.
I should have known.
Who else would do that?
"why would you sit around reading all day; doesn't it bore you?" well not necessarily but I see it as my escape.
I probably read so much because I don't have much going on IN my life.
"no, it doesn't" I sneered and she stuck her tongue out at me.
I feel like she derives joy from ruining my mood.
"what are you even reading?" She looked at the book with utter disgust and tried to make sense of it; though she held it upside down.
"Even after all the lessons we take, it can never reduce your idiocy can it? And to answer your question. I'm reading about our history. What has been jotted down about us"
"why would you want to read nonsense like that?" she rolled her eyes in utter boredom.
If she knew staying around me was boring her then why would she come to talk to me?
"because we might need it someday. And I wouldn't want to make a fool of myself. We are going to inherit this power at some point-"
"no, you mean I am going to inherit it someday. You're unfit to possess such powers. Besides, we might not really need to use them. We're freaks of nature. No one will ever fully accept us" She did have a point.
Having the blood of multiple super naturals made us hated to an extent.
Those who knew about our existence made fun of us and that drove us into hiding.
We've stayed hidden for centuries.
I don't know what we did but we weren't liked at all.
That was enough for us to avoid socialization.
How mother even found dad is beyond me.
Maybe that's part of the reason why they never acted like they were a couple.
How did they even meet?
"Well that's true. But it's still nice to read about it though" I totally ignored the fact that she said I wasn't worthy of possessing the powers of the Khamatu.
I don't even want it. All I wanted was to leave.
Go to some place where I'm free.
I would be glad if my sister got the powers anyways.
It means I wouldn't get as much attention as I'm getting now.
We only got equal attention because we didn't know which of us was going to get it.
It was really obvious to me that she was obviously my fathers' favorite because she just had as much confidence as he did.
I guess she was a narcissist too.
I on the other hand was seen as an extra. I had my mother's soft nature.
I wasn't exactly timid but I was far from being as boastful and proud as my sister.
I just didn't see myself as attention seeking.
Maybe that's probably because I never had attention to begin with.
"mi 'ladies I've brought refreshment for you both of you" a petite maid came over to us with a tray and drinks on top of it.
She didn't look either of us in the eye due to instructions.
Anaka looked at her with utter disgust and took a glass off the tray.
I on the other hand took a small sip before placing it back.
I wasn't feeling in the mood for orange juice.
I knew lessons were going to start soon so I was going to try to enjoy myself while I could.
"Could I have my book now?" I sighed and stretched out my hand.
Anaka was reluctant but handed it over anyway.
She didn't leave immediately.
Instead, she sat by my side and enjoyed the weather as well.
Guess since she has no one else to talk to, I was her best bet.
Though we didn't say anything to each other, we enjoyed being in each other's presence.
The silence was comfortable and lifted my mood once more.
After reading for what felt like minutes, I heard my name being called as well as my sister.
"mi 'ladies, your mother has asked me to come fetch you as it is time for your lessons" I heard Anaka groan loudly beside me.
She hated the lessons just as much as I did, if not more but that didn't mean she wasn't excelling in them.
If anything, she was way better at everything than me.
She was right.
The powers rightfully belong to her.
I might just be a waste as I wouldn't know what to do with it.
"I guess we'd better go" I closed my book and got up sluggishly.
Anaka had more energy than me.
Anyone who would see her would think she was excited about going but she wasn't.
"race you back inside" with that; she took off.
I admired her energy but I wasn't going to race her because I knew
I was going to lose woefully.
Instead of running like a mad woman, I enjoyed my walk back inside like any average person should.
These were my last moments of peace before going back to my painfully bleak routine.
As I walked, I felt uneasy. I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.
Considering the fact that we were in the middle of a war, it made me feel a bit paranoid at times but that wasn't it.
Sudden fear washed over me like a cold shower.
Maybe it was nothing to fuss over but yet again I had never felt this much dread before.
I could feel with every bone in my body that something was going to go wrong.
It was so bad that I felt every single strand of hair on my body stand on ends.
I hadn't noticed it but I had picked up my pace.
All I wanted to do was get to the safety of my home.
Then, there was a loud sudden boom and I felt a massive amount of current flow through my body.
It was so powerful, it held me to my spot for several seconds. I couldn't even see a thing.
Everywhere was white.
It was like I was locked up in a white room.
Then, there was the sweet sound of silence. My environment wasn't as white as before.
I could pick up colors but they were blurry.
From a distance I heard someone yell my name but I couldn't answer them.
My entire body had shut down completely and I let myself become weightless as I crashed to the ground and was surrounded by darkness…
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