Aura Arelious

The next morning at 4 AM, she checked to make sure everything was normal. The only sign of waking up was the contents of her trash can. She made a face and cleaned it out.

She snuck past her stepmom's sleeping figure and went out the door. She had a while before school. She was a morning person, although she didn't usually wake up at 4 AM.

She went to the woods and wandered around, reflecting on what had happened during the night. All of the sudden, a crazy thought popped into her head.

If what had happened the night before was real, then maybe she was the one that made it happen. Aura had always been a daydreamer, so she liked to think that she could have a power over flowers.

She laughed and bent down. She touched the ground and imagined a nearby flower growing. She shrieked as all of a sudden, as the flower really did grow. She spent 10 minutes freaking out before she accepted it.

Then she went around, making more flowers grow. She could grow other plants too, but not trees. She wondered if she could do it with practice.

Unfortunately, it was soon time for school. She skipped to her bus stop and went to school. She couldn't help smiling every now and then at the thought of her new power.

Surprisingly, her history teacher asked her to stay after class. For some reason he just smiled and commented on the fact it was the first time he saw Aura smiling. Then he asked why. Aura was still super excited and ended up saying "You wouldn't believe me."

Her teacher stopped for a moment, then replied "Try me."

Aura felt the words tumbling out without her control. "I can control flowers." She blurted out, then got embarrassed and ran. For the remainder of the day, whenever she thought about it, she felt her face burn with embarrassment.

After school, she rode the bus home and went to the woods to practice growing plants again. About 10 minutes after she got there, she heard something rustling nearby and whirled around to face the noise. She crept forward to get a look past a thick layer of plants blocking her vision. She saw nothing, but it was too late. She became paranoid and started walking towards the populated park. Suddenly, she heard the rustling again and started to run. She felt somebody put a sack over her head and wrestle her to the ground to drag her. She fought for a moment, but then realized that she wasn't going to win and stopped. Helpless once again. She felt other hands lifting her up to carry her. There were at least three people talking around her. She recognized one voice but couldn't remember exactly who until he said that she told him about growing flowers. It was the history teacher. "Where am I going?" She said in a shaky voice only just loud enough to hear. "You're going to live with others like yourself. Good luck at your new school!" A voice said, laughing. She started to scream help but felt something sharp against her neck. She yelped then went silent. Soon, the people put her in a car with the sack kept on and tied tight. The car began to move.