Magic Fades
Izz was feeling odd waking up. He'd been living on Earth for three years with Leah and his other friends.
He had been feeling like this for a while but hid it from his friends especially Carley.
Elisa his adopted sister and fellow Psammead knew that her older brother hadn't been well the last few months.
She saw magical dust coming out of her brown furry hands but none from Izz's. It scared her greatly.
"Maybe I should tell the others about what's happening to Izz.
I know they can help." she thought as the smell of breakfast wafted to her room and went downstairs.
Leah was cooking pancakes as Izz was sitting at the table drinking coffee.
She saw sadness in his kind snail like eyes and understood. She wondered what was wrong.
"Please.... Elisa I don't want them to know yet.
Please just keep it bwtween us, okay?" he begged her. Elisa wasn't sure she could do that. She knew her friends would be scared if he had lost his magic like she thought.
"What's up with him?
Is he ill?" Carley told the female Psammead.
Elisa nodded.
"Yes he is.
He's trying to be brave and keep it secret but he needs help.
You have to talk to him." she replied as the human girl nodded.
"I'll try Elisa." she answered as she saw Izz put his grey furry head on the table.
It was because he was tired from the little sleep he'd had last night but had been in pain.
"Izzard you sure you're okay?
You haven't been yourself lately." David said to the grey furred Psammead but Carley stopped him.
"Let sleeping Psammeads lie.
He didn't get any sleep last night.
He was in pain and I nearly had to get Leah." she said as Elisa agreed.
"Why is he acting weirder than usual?" Leah asked Elisa curious. The brown furred Psammead's green snail like eyes filled with worry at her friend's question. She had promised Izz she wouldn't tell them unless he wanted to or is she wanted to but right now he needed help.
"Alright I'll tell you.
Some Psammeads don't keep their magic.
You know our kind have powerful magic and can grant wishes, right?
Well some Psammeads lose their magic and Izz..... is one of them.
He...... found out a few days ago but was too ashamed to tell you guys because he thought you'd stop caring about him because he wouldn't have magic anymore but...... I told him that wasn't true but he insisted on keeping it private." Elisa told them.
Leah saw Carley hug Izz while he was asleep.
"But that's not true Elisa.
Besides we like him for who he is and not because he has magic. He's a part of this family and he should know that he's still the same." Leah told her as Carley went upstairs with Izz.
But she hoped things would be okay....