"I think I'm going to dye my hair white..." I say to Kali as I take my physics text book out of my locker. Physics is the first class we have today with Professor Philips. He's scary and I hate physics, makes me think too much. I always thought it was cool how his name rhymed with Physics though."Not that I wouldn't like it, I think you'll rock white hair. But any particular reason?" He asks while playing with a strand of my hair. "Not really.. I just thought of it now and I can't stop thinking about how hot I'll look with white hair. I'm going to cut it short too, shoulder length..." "Pretty ironic if you ask me.." Kali says with a smirk. "A witch with black magic having white hair. Kinda ruins the whole aesthetic don't you think.." He chuckles playfully. "Shut up.." I say nudging his arm playfully. "And don't say that out loud. Someone might hear you!" "Someone might hear what?" A voice says from behind me and I turn
"Try again." My mom motivates me as I try to make the water in my half-filled glass grow. "It's not working mom." I say to her with a defeated sigh. "You just have to keep trying. Focus and steady your breathing. Feel the water, be the water, clear your mind, decide you want it to grow and it will obey you." She explains. I try to clear all roaming thoughts and instead fill my mind with thoughts of water, I think of ocean waves, and tsunamis, and pouring rain, I steady my breathing and imagine the glass overflowing with water. I open my eyes and gaze at the glass and a pool of water erupts from it. Suddenly, water is everywhere. I'm in a trance which I can't seem to stop. The water is pooling out of the glass aggressively, in abundant amounts and now the entire kitchen is almost filled with water. But I don't want to stop. I don't feel like I need to stop. It's almost like my powers have a mind of their own now and they're fighting to break free, but I don't want to control them.
Kali and I walk out of the house and make our way over to his car. It's a big black pick up truck his dad gave to him on his eighteenth birthday.I remember the look of joy and excitement Kali had plastered on his face when his dad handed him the keys to the truck. Kali has always wanted to own a truck and he was filled with happiness when his dad made that dream come true last year. "Ready?" He asks me as he opens the passenger's seat for me. I nod and he kisses my forehead and waits for me to get in before closing the door and heading over to the driver's seat. Once we're inside, he offers me a light kiss on the lips. "I've missed you." He says. "You saw me two days ago." I state. "So..?" He asks with a smirk. I just smile and shake my head as he bends the key and the car engine roars with life. It's a thirty minute ride from my house to our favourite spot and I can't wait for us to get there. I haven't eaten all day and my intestines are wrapping around each other begging
We grab all our things and arrange them in Kali's truck. He starts the car and we start riding back home."We should jump off the cliff one day.." Kali suddenly utters. "Do you have a death wish? It's too high and there could be rocks down there." I object. "We'll do a protection spell before jumping?" He offers. "No way. I'm not doing that." "You're no fun." He pouts. I roll down the window to the passenger's seat and stick my head outside letting the cool air hit my face and hair. This is bliss, I love car rides and I never want us to reach home. The car ride doesn't last as long as I wanted it to and that makes me sad. Now I have to say goodbye to Kali. "Let's go back." I tell him once we're out of his car and on my front porch. "Babe, it's late. And you have to rest. How about we go out for your favourite ice cream tomorrow?" He asks while hugging me. "That sounds nice." He kisses me goodbye and I watch him get into his car. He starts the engine and drives away. I miss h
All the magic is inside me again. I can feel it everywhere. The magic is flowing through my veins. It's radiating through my pores and I feel this intense power take over me.I feel more powerful than I ever did before. This can't be good. This is bad, this is really bad. I can't lose control again. I rush downstairs back to the kitchen to try and find my phone. When I reach downstairs, there's a gust of wind and my mom appears. She must have used teleportation to get back home from the academy. She notices me and there's a worried experience plastered on her face. "You look like you've seen a ghost Layla. Everything okay?" She asks. "Mom. The box. It wasn't my fault. It happened so fast. The box.." I'm shaking and I feel my cheeks get wet from the tears already escaping through my eyes. My mom rushes over to me and wraps her arms around me covering me in an embrace. She put her hand on the back of my head and gently ru
"You just couldn't wait to see me huh?" Kali implores. "I miss you. Plus I have a lot to tell you." I state. "Come on, let's find a place to sit and you can tell me everything." He places his hands on my waist and leads me into the ice cream shop. We find a booth at the far end of the shop and cast a spell that allows no one to over hear whatever conversation we might have. A waitress brings chocolate ice cream flavor for me and strawberry for Kali. I waste no time to start digging into mine. I can't remember the last time I had ice cream and this tastes so good I think I'm going to have an orgasm. "Slow down or you'll have brain freeze." Kali mumbles. "It's so good." I moan"Kali, what do you know about black magic?" I implore, curious about what he has to say before telling him my big secret. "Well black magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish pu
"Your dad died because of black magic." Those words leave her mouth and I can't believe my ears.What is she saying? She told me my dad died in a car accident when I was two years old? What is all this nonsense about black magic being the reason he died? Is she just making this up because I got my powers back? Is she that scared of me that she would stoop to making up stories? "Mom, what are you talking about? Dad died in a car accident when I was two remember?" "No, he didn't. Your dad like you was born with black magic. And he lost his life because of it. The magic consumed him Layla. It completely turned him into a different person. A person I could hardly recognize as my own husband." She explains. "You're lying!" I scream and the lights in her room start flickering. "It's the truth Layla. I'm sorry, but that's the truth. That's why I'm worried about you. I already lost one person to black magic. I'm not ready to lose another." She says. "I
"I'm sorry too." She says while hugging me. "I should have never slapped you Layla. You're the last person in this world I'd ever want to hurt. Please forgive me." She says in between sobs. "It's okay mom. I'm sorry too. I was rude. I shouldn't have blamed you for what happened to dad." I apologize. "Your dad was a good person." She says while holding my face in her palms. "And he loved you so much, you have no idea." I don't know what to say to her so I just nod. "I have to shower and take a nap. I'm exhausted." I tell her and escape to my room. When I get in, I lock the door behind me and fall to my knees with my back to the wall, and I just let the tears fall. I don't know how long I cried for but I fell asleep on the floor. When I wake up, it's 2a.m. I change out of my clothes and put on my pyjamas and fall to my back in bed. I hurt all over, my head is aching, my eyes are swollen from crying and my feet