Morning,
I had to wake up early because I had to pack my bags, I piled a mountain of clothes into my bag and tossed it into the bag. I listened to my music on the entire drive to the airport and when I got onto the plane I fell asleep for a few hours. When I woke up we we're almost over the Atlantic, my dad and I stood at a small counter. I was about to grab the coffee pot when I noticed my dad's neck. The veins where long and almost reach his jawline.
"Dad, are you ok?" I asked "You still have those veins"
"It's nothing"
"That's what you said last time" I said "dad what's happening?"
"Nothing to worry sweetie" He smiled at me and poured himself some coffee "get ready we're landing in a few minutes."
He just walked away and sat down across from Pepper, she seemed oblivious to the veins on his neck. I could see him cover them and I walked into the bedroom where I was sleeping. I spent the rest of the flight any illness with his disease. But nothing matched the symptom of black veins on the neck. I gave up and changed out of my sweats and into bright pink patterned tights, black shear buttoned up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to my elbows, and a black ban do underneath covering my chest. I put my blonde hair into a ponytail and put on some make up and sunglasses.
We landed and we all walked out, I helped Happy get our stuff into the car. We drove threw the city to our hotel. Happy drove us to a fancy restaurant next to the racetrack, Natalie joined us wearing a pink dress.
"Where were you?" I asked
"I had to take an early flight to get an the reservations ready." She said calmly
My dad left to use the bathroom after he talked to Justin Hammer, leaving Pepper and me with him. I ignored him as he tried to impress a reporter with his business even though it was obvious she wasn't interested. I walked out to a balcony to watch the race, I cheered as my favorite racer number 5 was passing number 12. The cars went around a corner out of my sight to go to the pit stops. I walked back inside and sat at a table where Natalie was. I still had an important question to ask her.
"Hey Kida" She said smiling "is there something you need?"
"Yes, I need to know how you where able to kick Happy's ass in the boxing rings a couple days ago." Her smile dropped
"Just some classes"
"In the military?"
"Why do you ask?" She said changing the subject from her to me
"Because it was totally badass and I want to know how to do it."
"You want to know how to fight?"
"Yes"
"Why did some girl spread a rumor about you at school?" She asked
"No, it's just" I paused not sure whether or not to tell her
"Just what"
"It's Luke" I said, "I heard my dad talking to him last night and…you don't think he's bad do you?"
"He seems ok, but just be careful ok guys like him will manipulate sweet girls like you." She warned then looked over my shoulder and froze.
"What?"
I turned around to see everyone storm around a TV where my dad was driving one of the cars. Some people dropped their drinks and I ran out to the balcony. When I got there the cars where coming fast. When I looked down in front of me I saw a large man walk on the track facing the cars. The people gasped in horror and the men working on the tracks tried to get him off the track before he could get hit. The number 5 car was in the lead and started turning to try not to hit him. But the man pulled his shirt off revealing metal strapped around him with two electric wires hanging from his hands.
He cut the air with the wires and hit the car; it flew in the air before flipping over and crashing. He did it again; using the wires like whips that's when I realized my dad's car was next. I ran inside where Pepper had his suit and was running to Happy.
"Natalie make sure Kida's safe" Pepper said
"Got it"
"I'm coming with you" I said
"No" Natalie and Pepper said
"He's my dad"
"And you're his daughter, he would go mad if anything happened to you." Pepper said before driving off with Happy.
I ran back inside with Natalie following me, I was slowly getting away from her in the crowd but I needed to get away from her now. I turned around to see two caterers with full glasses of champagne. I waved my hand and the champagne shot out of the glasses causing a huge mess. Natalie got stuck in the crowd and I had my chance. I ran out of the building and onto the track, I jumped over the gate to see the man with the whips walk to my dad.
"HEY ASSHOLE!" I yelled and the man turned and looked at me angrily
"Kida get out of here now" My dad yelled as the man walked to me
I turned to the ocean next to us and I raised both of my hands and focused. My heart pounded violently and I closed my eyes, I needed to concentrate.
"KIDA RUN" My dad screamed and I could hear the man with the whips come closer
I opened my eyes to see a pillar of water rise, I moved my hands to face the man and the water shot out like a fire hose and pushed him off the ground into the fence. He shook violently until I dropped my hands stopping the water. When it was over it was complete silence, I looked down too scared to look at my dad. I started to walk away when I heard my dad's voice again.
"Kida look out!"
I looked up to see the man standing up again, but how? One of his whips was working and was already flying to me. I ducked but I heard the whip hit something and I heard Pepper screaming. I looked up to see the car crash the man into the fence as my dad jumped up and latched onto the fence avoiding the car. I could see the side of the car slashed with the metal exposed. I ran to the car as my dad was yelling at Happy and Pepper was screaming at him to get in the car. I climbed in next to Pepper but she didn't look at me, not even Happy.
Happy reversed as my dad got into his suit and the people cheered his name as we sped off. I stared out the window as we drove to the airport. The entire ride was silence, I didn't know what to say to them and they didn't know what to say to me. What could they say they and the entire world just saw me move water with my mind on national television. But the worst of all was what my dad would think; I could already see him throwing me out or send me to a mental facility. When we got to the jet I ran inside and locked myself into the room.
It's over, I just ruined any chances of having a normal life or having a normal future. I'm scared, scared of what will happen now. I waited for hours until the jet started moving and we where going back to the US. I didn't turn on the TV or pick up my phone, I knew people where going to talk about me and I didn't want to listen to them. I didn't want to listen to anyone.