I duck behind a cart of books, and the school shakes again. A huge chunk of the ceiling falls down, nearly killing me.
I run at a speed that I've never been at before. My pink flares spark in my hand.
Nevaeh came out of nowhere, yet, here she is, standing in front of me.
"Hello, Sheila… It's been a long time…"
Her smile through her dark lips sends a shiver down my body,. I push it away, but she puts a field around me, and I'm showered in images from my past.
"I can't take it anymore, Allen. All she does is create another bill for us. We need to send her away. I'll call the adoption agency."
I press my hand on the field, and touch my mother's hair. I watch as Allen, my biological father, grabs a knife from the kitchen, and heads towards my old room.
The next thing I see is myself kicking and punching my father, as he holds the knife down on my throat, ready to kill me.
"I remember now, Nevaeh. The first time I used my powers. I killed my own father. Let me go, now."
I start to cry as I fall to my knees, and she puts an icy hand on my shoulder.
"Oh, Sheila… Your mother never wanted you, and you were only six years old. Your own father wanted to kill you, as drunk as he was… and you killed him… but you did the right thing, you poor, poor girl… lost in a world where everyone thought he died of a heart attack… and when you tried to tell them the truth, you couldn't explain what had truly happened… Maybe it's best to join my team honey… and get revenge."
I lift my head out of my hands, and blast Nevaeh with all my powers, in a big, pink cloud of energy.
" I---Won't---Join---You!"
Her black powers overtake me, and I scream out in pain.
The next thing I know, I'm trapped in my bed, and I can't move.