Preview
Death gives birth to new life. A heart stops as another one begins. Somewhere in a nursing home an old woman breathes her last breath and closes he eyes for the last time. Within a hospital, a baby is born. She lets out a shriek and is laid in her mother's arms. As the infant sleeps she is unaware that she posses a gift only a select few have. The baby is oblivious that her destiny is already laid out like a chess board. Believe it or not, the fate of the world rest in the girl's small chubby hands. Like the cycle of the seasons, the cycle of the Avatars begin anew.
Chapter 1
RING! The school bell rang marking the beginning of lunch. Tessa gathered her books and walked out of the class room. When she reached her locker, she spun her combination dial and opened it. Tessa put her book in and shut the locker. As she turned around she came face to face with the girl Tessa detested the most, Britney. "Hey Tessy," the priss said in her squeaky voice. "Not now Britney," Tessa said through clenched teeth. "And my name is Tessa not Tessy." "I heard that you flunked another English test... and math test...and social studies test...and-" "Do you need me to define the words 'leave me alone'?" Tessa interrupted. She then turned and stomped away from Brittney towards the cafeteria.
After Tessa got her food from the lunch line, she took a seat by Patrick and his girlfriend, Alisa. Patrick was Tessa's younger brother. He distinctly resembled their dad with his sandy hair and eyes the color of chocolate. Alisa had auburn hair that reached to the middle of her back. She was very polite and Tessa was happy that she was going out with her brother. "What's up?" Patrick asked noticing Tessa's sour face. "It's Britney," She muttered. "She won't get off my back. She never has ever since that incident in kindergarten when I shoved a mud pie in her face." Alisa giggled. "That was pretty funny," she chuckled. "Speaking of Britney," whispered Patrick. He nodded his head behind Tessa. Tessa turned and got a face full of steaming hot chicken soup. Stunned, she wiped the broth out of he eyes and saw Britney's smug face staring down at her.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Britney said with false pity. Tessa felt the blood rushing to her cheeks. She stood up and stared Britney right in the eyes. "Don't be," Tessa growled. Then, unable to meet Alisa's or Patrick's gaze, she dashed out of the cafeteria.
By the time Tessa was done blotting her clothes dry, there was no more paper towels left in the restroom. "Stupid Britney," uttered Tessa. "Stupid soup. Stupid school. " Tessa look up at herself in the bathroom mirror. "Why don't people like me?" She breathed. All she saw in the mirror was a 14 year old girl with caramel colored hair dotted with remnants of noodles and a freckled face looking despondent. Tears welled in Tessa's eyes. "Stupid me," she whispered looking down. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!...BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Tessa's head shot up. She then became confused. The staff usual notified the school about a fire drill unless...Tessa's eyes widened. It wasn't a drill.
Tessa dashed out of the bathroom and saw students filing into the hallway, pushing and shoving their way to the front doors. She managed to squeeze her way into the crowd of panicking students. Suddenly there was loud screams and Tessa turned. Black smoke engulfed the corridor. In the distance was a bright orange glow. Walking blindly with the crowd of terrorized students, she made it outside. When Tessa's eyes adjusted to the radiant sunlight, she was tackled in her mother's embrace. "Tessa, baby, thank goodness you're all right!" her mom soothed. Tessa's heart suddenly quickened from slow walk to sprinting. She pulled away and with urgency, "Mom, where's Patrick?" Her mother glanced down and her and quickly broke her gaze, tears welling in her eyes. "Mom, where is he?" Tessa demanded. Her question was answered when her mother turned towards the building. "No," Tessa whispered. "No!" With that she took off sprinting towards the burning building.
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