"What are we doing here?" Lexi sounds annoyed as she looks at the dark empty field scattered with round haybales in front of her.
Evan lowers the tailgate of his truck and hops up to sit on it as he says nonchalantly, "Training."
"WHAT?!" She spins around to face him.
"You heard me," he smirks.
"No," she replies, "I'm not."
"I'm sorry," Evan responds as he folds his arms across his chest, "Earlier you were saying how you think your friends might be scared of you, but what I'm thinking is…you're scared of yourself."
Lexi puts her hands on her hips defiantly, "That's not it…I'm not..."
"Then take the amulet off," Evan responds, "You have a choice Lexi, you can either fear it or learn to control it."
"I could hurt you," she replies quickly.
He holds up his hands, wiggling his fingers, "I can protect myself, take the amulet off or I'll do it for you."
Lexi's heart starts to race, but she takes a deep breath as she reaches up to unclasp the necklace from around her neck, then carefully lays it on the tailgate beside Evan.
"Now what," she questions.
"Focus," he says, leaning to put his elbows on his knees, "focus your energy on one of those bales."
Lexi turns to look back into the field and she clenches her hands into fists tightly, feeling the strange power rushing through her veins. She raises her right hand up outstretched towards one of the hay bales as she focuses her mind, imaging the haybale exploding into a million stray pieces of cut grass, then she watches in delight as her vision begins a realization.
"I did it," she says proudly, turning to look at Evan who's smiling as well.
"I know," he replies, "You were given these powers for a reason Lexi. You own them, they don't own you. You shouldn't have to keep trying to fight them or bind them, you have to own them. Now, try again."
She nods her understanding and turns back around, centering herself and focusing on the next haybale for a moment before it explodes as well. Then carefully she moves her hand from haybale to haybale exploding the seven remaining visible bales in the field.
Lexi turns around proudly as Evan slides off the tailgate, "Well done grasshopper."
Her cellphone begins to ring from the back pocket of her jeans and Lexi pulls it out, realizing it's not quite as late as she thought it was and sees the name on the screen Sam W.
"Hello," she answers, placing the phone to her ear.
"Lex," Sam says softly, "I should have called you sooner."
Her heart immediately drops from the tone in his voice, "What's wrong?"
"It's Mom…she's uh…" his voice breaks, "gone."
The tears welling up in her eyes burn, so she closes them as she drops her head, "Where are you?"
"Bunker."
"I'm on my way," she replies before ending the call. She slips the phone back in her pocket as she picks the amulet up and reaches up to slip it back around her neck, her gaze meeting Evan's.
"What's wrong?" He questions, concern apparent on his face.
"Their mom," Lexi begins, trying to keep her tears at bay, "she died, I need to go. Can you take me?"
"Of course," he responds before lifting the tailgate shut.