Cassy, Awakening Power

ng at the five faces in front of her. In her mid forties, she was a powerful witch and the leader of her coven. She had brought thes

ind anyone who would need her help. She had met others of her kind, but they had always been self-assured and did not need her. Susan wanted to be needed. She always thought that if she could bring togeth

was slowly learning to trust those around him. Telekinesis was his main gift, but he still had trouble controlling it sometimes. When he lost his temper, things would fly across the room, bu

l of us must look. We must find the one, we must

osed to look? The worl

"She is close. Maybe even known by one of us, but she doesn't know herself." She frowned, concentrating hard. "Gavin? Maybe you

hat, but who are

he meantime keep watching everyone you see. We can watch the news. Search the papers, the internet. We must do everything we can to find this power." Susan had confided her dreams to the group a few months befor

ave to bring our kind together? What is so

along with people. Sure, he did not have many friends, but he did not believe he had any enemies either. Looking around him, all he saw was people. He never thought of any of them as being something different from those he

that in time you will! Now, will you trust and help us?" Susan looked at him kindly but Gavin felt a shiver through his

she allowed him to get too close, her plans would fail. She wanted to make an all Wicca community. Steve was not as strong as he believed. Sure, he could manipulate fire and water, even create it, but she needed a greater power to compliment her own. She wanted a child who could lead the new community. Someone so powerful they coul

herself a coffee and settled down on he

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ared to be a hospital room, she gazed about blinking to adjust to the harsh white light. How had she g

mingly at her. "I guess you needed it after all that shopping and exci

lashed through her mind at lightning speed. "What happened after I blacked out?" she asked almost panicked. "Where's my father? I want to see him." She continued,

ish accent came out strong on the last word. "Whatever you did, stopped the blood loss long enough

d. 'Had she made the man knock over the candles?' She recalled the

" Jen burst into the room, eyes everywhere, demanding answers. Cassy had always thought it strange how her mo

el fine, great even. That's the best sleep I've had in ages." Cassy

tor, is she okay?" Jen's eyes darted

are going absolutely nowhere. We need to be sure that there is no concussion or other problems. You'll be my guest for the night." He sw

together in silence. Neither one knowing what to say. Cassy studied the room. There was not much to it. Everything was white, pale blue and chrome, and for some unknown reason it made Ca

iddle of her forearm. She could not understand why, but something about the scratch seem familiar, like she had been cut in the same place before, she co

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Cassy was sure they had sent her home because she had disrupted the doctors rounds and annoyed the nurses. She was constantly asking them to test Sam and Cassy for everything she could think could be wrong with them. Sh

d tried to stop him bleeding. He could not explain it. He had been shot before, it was part of his job, but he had never felt th

gave their versions of what had happened. 'How was he still alive?' he wondered listening to the fear that still lingered in their voices. Remembering the s

rned today, not that innocent man." Sam was star

mely uncomfortable, asked. "Surely you don't mean a real witch w

roy our way of life. You mark my words, missy. I know about these things, I've seen what these 'people' are like." She sneered. "I've seen what

id with a silly grin on his face. "She, at sixteen, saved not only her police Chief inspector father, but everyone in that restaurant. Therefore, we at channel 5 news would like to invite

They think I am a Hero. Can you believe it? I didn't do anything." She whispered, shaking her head. She did not under

ou're my Hero. You have been since the day we brought you home." The smile on his face was strained and tear

was unaware of her adoption, but it was bound to come out now.

r Anderson asked as he strolled into the room. "Yo

s surrounded his face and made him look like a small boy playing dress-up. He was not as stern as the other doctors Cassy had met, bu

as soon as I have check

ed as she left the room

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happened to the other man, was he brought in with us?" Sam as

n't really talk ab

eck the report." Sam smiled. "I'm not sure how I can

3rd degree burns over 85% of his body. He died before he got here. I don't think there was anything, anybody could have done. There was just

out if there was something different about his daughter. Sam was not usually one to listen to the news and take things he heard as fact, but t

at the thought of telling this man what he believed but he had to

just a bump on the head, nothing serious, really. I'm sure it was just the s

she do it? That bullet torn right through my side. Why was that man scared of her? It's crazy. None of it makes any sense." Sam pause

all that, do you? She's just a Crazy, not a te

elling me to heal. Then when she looked at the man who shot me, I felt her hatred. She told him to burn in hell. Now he p

at would be normal. Secondly, He probably stumbled into the candles because he was in shock too. Heaven and hell can wait for whoever, that has no importance here rig

has been known for brain tumours and things, to give people powers

better, I will book a scan for her. See if we can find anything. I am certain she is perfectly healthy, but if it will ease your mind, then that makes it worthwh

that strange light in her eyes again. Her smile was all wrong. Sam tried to ask what the matter was wh

t. Everything was all so fuzzy and mixed up in her head. Panic hit her as she heard someone coming along the corridor. Cassy moved like a zombie to her room, not wanting to be caught listening at the door. She needed time to think. Slipping into her bed before Dr Anderson came in, Cassy pretended

Cassy thought as silent tears strea