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You would never believe me if I told you that I was destined to be something, something I would never have suspected to happen in my life. It was the day of my birthday, when I was turning 9 years old, it was really weird and I didn't know what it meant. 

My name is Elita, Elita Owsinski. 

I know I have a weird name, but my parents say it's very beautiful and unique. They said it means "The Chosen One". 

Anyways, my mom was getting all the decorations ready for my birthday party, and it's not like anyone will come to my birthday party, it will just be a desert wasteland. My dad on the other hand was coming back from town with the new supplies for my birthday. 

Why do I say it will be a desert wasteland? Well it's because my mom and dad don't really let me go to school, but they teach me from home and I just play in the woods.

 I often see strange things in the woods, some I thought were fake, but maybe just my imagination.

Sometimes when I find myself in danger I feel myself floating and being put back on low ground again, like something was carrying me. Anyways, I helped mom with the decorations as soon as my dad came back.

"hi daddy!" I shouted and ran to hug him.

"Oop- hi sweetheart" he placed me back down.

"Hello honey, back so soon?" My mom asked him.

"Yeah, I thought I had everything I needed for the birthday girl over here" he replied, smiling at me. I smiled back.

"Where are my presents, daddy!?" I exclaimed excitedly.

"Woah-woah hold on a minute, we have to sing and eat the cake first, silly!"

"Ohhhhh, alright!" I said.

When the cake was finally done my mom placed a candle topper on top of the cake that said 9 on it. She lit the candle topper and we all gathered around the table, me being at the front because I was the birthday girl. My mom and dad began singing the birthday song cheerfully as they looked at me warmly. 

I sang along saying happy birthday to "me" instead of "you". My mom thought this was funny so I kept on going. Then the strangest thing happened, it was like time completely stopped itself and my mom and dad stood frozen like ice while I was still able to move. 

Then a mirror popped in front of me and a strange, wispy figure appeared inside, the ghostly figure was a wave of oceans.

It stared intently at me as my eyes were transfixed towards it. 

Then it started to speak, as if it were chanting something from a book, it said 

"I am one of many that of a Pure, sent from the Gods above to protect you and watch over you. I am not to stray away from you, but to stay with you wherever you go. I am to send beings to fight alongside you, for there are more than me, but not of my soul. So beware, young one, beware of what is to come on your 10th birthday. Beware..Beware...Beware".

It slowly died away, then everything went back to what it once was, and my parents continued their singing. But I stopped, thinking of what just happened. It was like I could still hear the figure chanting it's speech. 

Wrinkling my forehead, I tried to make sense of what the ghostly figure told me. My parents noticed this and stopped singing. My dad said "Sweetheart, what's wrong"?

"Oh uh it's nothing, let's just keep singing" I replied.

"Sweetie, we're already done singing" My mom added.

"Oh then let's just eat some cake, I'm starving!" I said.

We all started to eat, the cake wasn't so bad it tasted just like a normal chocolate cake. 

But I still couldn't shake the feeling of what I just witnessed. After eating, I opened my presents and thanked my mom and dad.

 Later on in the day, I went to bed feeling like a ton of marbles were weighing me down. My mom and dad kissed me goodnight and left the room. I thought of telling them what just happened, but I knew they wouldn't believe me. 

Months and months passed and now I am thinking that the ghostly figure is some sort of spirit. Probably this spirit had something to do with those weird encounters I had when I was in danger. Now that I am almost 10, I fear for what is to come....

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