Evan Elemental by Crystal Groszek

Author:Crystal Groszek
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Crystal Groszek
Published: 2013-05-02T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Water-sloshes gently over the edge as I lower myself into the deep tub in my bathroom. I intend to spend the next hour here, stewing over what just happened. At the time, I had remained calm, but the second I hit the staircase I felt a panic attack coming on. The plan had been to wait out the year as far under the radar as possible until I could escape to college and freedom. Now that I have to blossom into some sort of small town socialite over night, under the radar is going to be impossible.

I sink deeper into the water until it touches my chin. Steam rises lazily from the surface as the water heats at my will until it's almost too hot. Manipulating the elements is growing easier every day. When it all started I wasn't sure what I was doing or how it was happening. After a while it occurred to me that there was a pattern. Whenever anything freaky happened to me or because of me, it always had to do with some sort of element: air, water, even electricity, if you could consider that an element, which I do. I'm not exactly sure what happened in the woods when I somehow knew the direction to go, or how I knew that I could do that, but I have a feeling it has something to do with the earth, as weird and corny as it sounds.

Strangely, none of it is freaking me out. The possibility of brain damage or PTSD is becoming less and less likely. Lex seems to believe me. I mean, how could he not since I showed up, magically, in his hotel room? Then again, I haven't heard from him since it happened. It's quickly becoming a possibility that I just hallucinated it.

The only one, besides Lex, that can confirm the fact that I had indeed vanished into thin air, is Josh, and I'm not too keen on seeking him out. If it is true, if it really happened and he saw it, I'm not sure if I want to know what he's thinking.

Or maybe I imagined him, too. I probably should be more concerned that I might possibly be having a nervous breakdown, but I'm calmer than I've ever been in my life.

Before my skin can prune, I pull myself out of the tub, wrap myself in a towel, and pad to my closet. The selection before me is dismal. An array of flowery dresses hangs limply, the tags still firmly affixed to their sleeves. None of them have been touched since I bought them on my shopping trip with Lex. At the time I was being bratty, choosing the frilliest, ugliest things I could find, pissed about being forced to shop for some stupid tea. Now, I'm regretting it.

Most of my clothes from home are still packed away in garment bags in a storage unit, in Connecticut. I had only brought what clothes could fit in an oversized suitcase, another moment of rashness.

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