I ran.
Faster.
Faster.
As a 23 year old, playing hide and go seek tag with my 10 year old sister wasn't the ideal way to be spending a Friday night, or any night, for that matter.
Plus, I have to admit, playing tag in the dark is pretty damn difficult. Can't see for shit. I'm not sure why I agreed to it in the first place.
I ran until I was sure I was out of Annabeth's sight, and I climbed a tree, hoping she wouldn't see me.
I then realized how stupid that idea was.
And she saw me. Great.
As she started to climb the tree, I definitely thought more than once about jumping down, but unless I was planning on breaking both of my legs, it probably wasn't a good idea.
I slowly started backing up on the tree branch, before Annabeth's foot slipped, and she fell off the branch.. Head first.
I quickly climbed down the tree, and kneeled next to my sister.
I gasped, as I saw the blood quickly pouring out of her head.
I got my phone out of my pocket, sobbing, as I dialed 911.
"Please help," I said. "My sister fell from a tree, and her head is bleeding.. I don't feel a pulse. My address is 56 Gamma Avenue, zip code 92346, in Highland, California. Please hurry!"
I hung up and attempted CPR. God, I didn't know if I was doing it right. It probably wasn't even the right thing to do in a situation like this!
I looked at the back of her head and saw a gash. I took off my sweater and used it to put pressure on the gash. I then heard sirens.
***
I sat in the waiting room of the ER, waiting for my parents to come, and info on my sister.
A nurse and a doctor walked out of the ER, and my parents arrived at the same time. I looked up at the doctor and nurse, my parents standing next to me. They all looked nervous.
"Hello Aislin, Mr. and Mrs. Williams," the doctor started, "Unfortunately, all that we have is bad news."
Bad news? What the hell was that supposed to mean?
"We're sorry to inform you that you daughter, or sister, has.. Perished."
I felt tears start to form, as I ran to the bathroom.
God, I hated crying. Especially in front of people. It showed weakness.
I sat in a stall and locked it, before all of the noise in the bathroom stopped. The sounds of toilets flushing, sinks running, people talking, and hand dryers going off stopped. I unlocked the stall and peeked out, wiping my tears. Everything was frozen. And I mean EVERYTHING. I raised an eyebrow as I saw a man walking into the bathroom.
He was pretty odd looking.
He had pale skin, with platinum blonde, shoulder length hair, put into a ponytail, and a scar underneath his left eye. He had one blue eye and one green one. He was cute; He looked a bit like Francisco Lachowski and Ashley Stymest had a love child.
"Before you say anything," he started, "I know this is the Women's Bathroom, and I know everything is frozen, but I'll explain everything to you when you come with me."
I raised an eyebrow.
"Why would I come with you? I don't even know your name."
"Christo. Christo Marblesilver."
Marble what?
"Marblesilver? Isn't that the name of that fictional school for, I don't know, people with powers? I read about it before, it's so fake."
He chuckled. "Well, Aislin.." Is all I heard before I zoned out. How the hell did he know my name?
"Wait.. What? How do you know my name?"
He rolled his eyes. "For the five minutes of me talking, all you have to ask is how I know your name? Were you even listening?"
"Nope. But I still asked you a question."
"Well, Aislin. You obviously don't know yet, but you're powerful. VERY powerful. Your destiny is to be the ruler of Marblesilver, a town in a different dimension. I would tell you more, but I was ordered not to tell you too much, in case you chose not to come."
Okay. This sounded like bullshit. "Well then, Christo. How do I know you're not lying, and this isn't just some made up story?"
"How many people do you know that can make time freeze?"
Well, he DID have a point.
But that didn't mean anything.
"I'll think about it."
"Well then. I'll be back in a few days, Aislin," Was all he said, before he disappeared into midair, and everything unfroze.
***
It had been a week since the incident, and all I could think about were two things: Christo and Annabeth.
My parents haven't talked to me since then; they probably think of me as the reason Annabeth died. I'm surprised they haven't even attempted to kick me out yet.
Of course, I apologized. Plenty of times. But, I feel like they should apologize to me for having to go through it.
As I was lost in my thoughts, I heard some walking behind me, and my TV froze. I turned around and reached my hand out, as I saw Christo's body fly across my bedroom.
"Holy shit!" I yelled, running towards him and kneeling next to him.
"Damn," He said, smiling, "You already know how to use your powers, huh?"
..Powers?
"What do you mean, powers?" I asked, confused.
He sat up. "Powers. You have Telekinesis, Aislin. Here, let me show you." He said, standing up and giving me his hand to help me up. I took it, and stood to my feet.
"Here," He started, taking my hand and pointing it towards my computer desk. "Focus on that pencil and open your hand." I did as I was told. "Now, move it."
Okay, now I was confused. "Move it? What's that supposed to mean? How do I move it?"
"The same way you threw me across the room."
So, I tried it. And it worked. And man, did I feel awesome.
"Wow.. You develop quickly," Christo started, "I think it's time to show you the school. If you, ya know, want to come." He said, holding his hand out.
I thought for a second. What would my parents think? Hell, why should I care? They practically hated me now, so I doubt they'd notice I was gone. So I took his hand.
Suddenly, everything unfroze, and we ended up in a different place.
"What the hell?" I said, stunned. "I didn't know we were gonna leave like that, you could've told me. I don't have extra clothes to wear or anything."
"Haha, it's fine. We have clothes for you here."
I looked around, and all I could say was wow. This place looked amazing.
"Yeah, I know." Christo said.
"What?" I answered.