User: a_person66

Name: Loira

The flames lick at my heels. The air is filled with ash and smoke.
It's so hot.
I hold on to Blue-my stuffed giraffe.

"Mommy! Alisha!" I sob. My older sister Alisha runs into my room.

"Loira! What are you doing? Get out!" She grabs me and pulls me out of my rom. Blue falls from my grasp.

Alisha carries me out of my burning home and onto the grass-wet with dew.
Men dressed in orange with long hoses run into my home as the house creaks, and wood collapses.

"Ali-what about Blue?" I tug on her sleeve.
Alisha looks down at me. Her usually pretty face is hard and angry.

"Loira will you forget about your stupid giraffe? Our parents are in there!" She yells at me. Tears streak down her face, leaving little trails in the soot covering her.
She bury's her head in her hands and sobs. I wrap my small arms around her shaking body.

"I'm sorry Lo." She wails.

Maybe I'm in shock. Maybe I'm crazy. Because as I watch my home crumble into ash, I don't feel anything. No emotion whatsoever.
I should be like Alisha. I should be on the ground sobbing.
But I'm not.
And that scares me.

I can see my mother. She is almost unrecognizable. She is lying next to my father who is just as burned.

Eventually the firefighters left. So did the neighbours. It's just me and Alisha now.

And our dead parents.

I walk over to them. I look down at their body's. My music loving mother and my silly father. They will never laugh together again.
I'm a orphan.

Even my 6 year old self understands that.

Suddenly something breaks inside of me. I throw myself onto the body of my mom.

"Come back mommy! Come back." I wail. I scream her name as Alisha pulls me off of her. I rest my head against Alisha's shoulder and sob. Alisha trembles as she holds me.

Everything changes in a instant.

A golden light engulfs the lawn. I turn and stare at my parents. My father is still lying on the ground.

But my mother is not.

She is getting up and looking around. But she doesn't look like herself. She looks like she's sleepwalking.
But she is definitely not dead.

I cautiously walk over to my father. I touch his hand gently. In a few seconds, the same golden light explodes out of him. I stumble back and my father wakes up.
I'm so caught up in the magical transformation of my dad, I don't notice my mother. Or Alisha.
Until I hear the scream. I look over at Alisha. She is lying on the ground, a bloody knife sticking out of her chest.
My mother stands over her, looking down at her oldest daughter.

"No!" I yell. Both parents turn to me. Instinctively I slash my hand downward. My parents crumble into dust. I run over to Alisha, but her eyes are closed and she is cold.

A loud, high pitched noise pierces the air. Over and over. Never ending.
I realize I am screaming.
I drop to the ground and sit next to Alisha.

I look down at my hands. They caused my parents to stand up. They killed Alisha.

I hate myself.

I break down in sobs. This is the worst thing that has ever happened. Ever.
Eventually I stand up and walk towards my house. Rather, the ash pile that used to be my home.

I drag my feet through the ash. I look around. I can see a hint of blue, and I walk over to it. I pull the object from the wreckage. It's my giraffe. Blue. But it isn't Blue anymore. His fur is scorched. Stuffing coming out of the sides. His long neck is hanging by a thread.
That's how I feel. I feel like I'm hanging by a thread to my sanity.

I look up and see a shadowy figure standing several feet away. He walks to me.

"What's your name?" He asks. I back up slightly.

"Loira." I whisper. The man bends down until he is level with me.

"I'm Thomas. Things are going to get better." He says, looking into my eyes. I nod. He takes my hand and turns me away from the smoking ruins of my life.

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User: alligator333

Name: Sofia Hart

I stared out the kitchen window just thinking about the weirdest things. Then I saw someone walking toward our house.

"Mom!" I called.

"Yes Sofia," she replied.

"Are we expecting company?" I asked.

"No! Why are you a-" then Mom got cut off by the doorbell. I quickly ran over to the door and swung it open.

"Hello," I greeted, "I think you have the wrong house."

"Are you Sofia Hart?" I nodded, "then I have the right house."

"But I won't even know you," I said.

"I'm Thomas and the reason I showed up is to test your powers," Thomas explained.

"What powers?" I asked.

"You were obviously raised human," Thomas guessed.

"I was," I agreed, "because I am human!"

"Really?" Thomas asked, "I believe your sister is ill?"

"How'd you know that," I said.

"Bring me to her," Thomas demanded. So I took him up to my sisters room where she was lying down, asleep.

"I can tell now she's almost dead," Thomas smiled.

"Why are you smiling?" I asked and ran to my sisters side. I grabbed her hand and begged for her to be okay.

"Sofia why are you holding my hand?" My sister asked.

"You're alive!" I exclaimed.

"Well she was never dead," Thomas declared, "she was really ill but you cured her."

"How?" I questioned.

"Well you used your special gift, Mortality," Thomas said.

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User: Jazzie878712

Name: Alice Crowley

Snow capped mountains rushed by as the car sped home. Lucie had her headphones in, droning out the sound of my parents fighting. At five years old I didn't really understand what was happening. Why they were yelling. So instead of paying attention I clutched my stuffed bear closer to my chest and stared out the window.

"Like Hell she's just your co-worker! I know what you two are fucking"

Lucie pulled down her headphones then and glared at our parents, grabbing my hand she hissed, "God mom, what is your problem? Can't you wait until we get home?"

"Fuck Lucie mind your own damn business!"

And then they were all screaming at each other. Nobody was paying attention to what they were doing. They didn't even notice when they swerved into the other lane.

And then there was fire. Bits of metal flying everywhere and blood...so much blood. I could see my parents. They had both crawled out of the wreckage, each with nothing more then a scratch on the arm. Mom spun around in a circle, looking for us, and when she didn't find us she screamed.

"Lucie! Alice! Oh God...oh god oh god oh god I'm so sorry. I'm so so sorry. Alice baby! Luce!"

My head hurt and there blood on my dress. I also couldn't help but notice that Lucie wasn't holding my hand anymore. I carefully lifted myself up, crying at the pain in my arm, and crawled over to where she was lying.

There was a chunk of metal in her head. And her eyes...they were red. Her face was so white.

"Lucie?" I whispered. "Lucie!"

I ran and put my hand over the metal. I pulled using all my strength and it came out. I grabbed her hand and curled up against her side, closing my blue eyes.

But then I felt her wrap her arms around my side and I opened my eyes instantly. I sat up and looked at her. Her eyes were blue again and the cut in her head was gone. Before I had the chance to say anything someone grabbed me and pulled me out of the wreckage.

My mom had her arms around me and was burying kisses in my hair, murmuring, "Allie oh Allie..."

"Excuse me?" a voice said and she looked up. She turned me around and pulled my close.

"Yes..yes thank you. Thank you so much. I-I-I-...."

"It's okay. My name is Thomas. And things are about to get complicated."