"It was a truly amazing story Tom." The pretty reporter said. "According to eye witnesses, the little girl ran into the road and, and this is the amazing part Tom, she was seemingly unhurt from this wreckage."
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The camera cut away to a lorry that was being towed away. Its front still crumpled in the peculiar circular indent.
"No one can explain exactly how the little girl survived, or as to what happened. It is an extraordinary story. Here are some of the people who witnessed this instant."
"It was extraordinary." One resident said, "She ran into the road and the truck wrapped around her."
"And then what happened?"
"She walked away." The woman said in disbelief. "It was like she was…Super-girl."
Chapter Four
"There has been no word from the 'girl of steel's' family, but she has been named locally as Lily Evans an eight year old from Cokeworth who lives just across the road from where the incident took place. We spoke to one of her school friends who told us more about her."
What They Don't Understand
"She's weird." The girl said, "She doesn't have any friends, she's nothing more than a teachers pet."
"Has she anything happened like this before?"
"She does do some strange things." The girl said thoughtfully, "One time, she made her pen levitate. And she's really good at football." The girl scoffed, "What girl is good at football?"
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"And there you have it Tom." The reporter said, "Now, as I said the family haven't said anything, but looking at the girls background it might be an understatement to say it's unusual."
"This is Hannah Barnes, BBC news."
"Thanks Hannah, that was Hannah Barnes there."
Martin looked over at his granddaughter. She looked down from the T.V and sighed and looked at her book again.
"You ok squirt?"
"Yeah." Said Lily, "I don't know how I did it."
"Neither do I?" said Martin. Lily sat up and Joined Martin on the sofa. She cuddled up to him.
"You just like your mother when you do that." He said.
"…did mum stop trucks to?" asked Lily. Martin laughed.
"Only with her looks." Said Martin.
"Why can I do these things?" asked Lily. "I don't want to do these things anymore."
"Isn't it cool being indestructible?" asked Martin.
"No." said Lily. "Nobody likes me anymore."
"Of course people like you." Said Martin.
"Everyone at schools afraid of me." Said Lily, "And they call me a freak."
"Your sister doesn't think that."
"She started it." said Lily lightly.
Lily walked into school. She could feel all eyes on her as she walked towards were the boys were playing football. Elle was already there reading, Lily sat down next to her and then could feel all eyes on her.
"What are you doing here?" Lily looked up.
"Excuse me?"
"What are you doing here?" Asked Ryan. "Everyone knows what happened with that truck."
"That still doesn't answer why I'm here." Said Lily.
"We've heard the rumours." Said Joel. "Apparently that isn't the only freaky thing you've done."
"How dare you." Said Elle standing up. "She hasn't done anything."
"Didn't you see the news report?" Said Joel, "She smashed up that lorry." He looked at her uneasily.
"She could easily do that to one of us."
"I wouldn't though." Said Lily, "You know me, I wouldn't." The boys looked round at each other.
"I'm sorry Lily." said Joel. "But…maybe it's best if you don't hang out with us anymore." The boys turned round and started to walk away.
"What, after one thing you're saying we can't be friends anymore!?" said Lily, her eyes welling up with tears.
"Lily, we can't be seen with you, or other people are going to start calling us weird as well." Said Joel turning his head. "You're different, strange, no one else here can do what you've done."
Lily whirled round and ran away across the playground. Her tears perfectly audible.
"Lily!" Elle shouted.
"Leave her Elle." Said Joel, "You can stay." Elle turned round.
"She was my friend long before you!" Elle said Picking both hers and Lily's bags up. "How can you be so mean?" She ran off after Lily.
"Was that really the wise thing to do mate?" asked Kobe. Joel shrugged.
"After everything her sister told us." He said, "It was for the best."
Lily ran into the toilets. She ran in and slammed the cubicle door and locked it. She sat on the toilet, knees against her chin and cried into them. After just finding a place where she belonged, it was now taken away from her because of this magic. But it wasn't her fault though. She couldn't control it, she couldn't dictate what it could do, she wasn't dangerous. She was normal, a normal girl, why couldn't people see that.
"Lily?" it was Elle's voice, "Lily, are you in here?" next heard her hand rasp the door.
"Lily, please open up." Said Elle.
"Leave me alone!" Said Lily. "Nobody wants me! Nobody wants to be my friend, EVERYONE HATES ME!" she sobbed into her knees.
"I don't hate you." Said Elle gently. She had followed her. Lily walked over and opened the door. Elle sighed and hugged her.
"We don't need them." she whispered in Lily's ear.
"It'll be me and you again." said Elle, "Like it's always been, we don't need anyone else." Lily nodded tearfully.
Lavender wandered round the supermarket. She could feel eyes staring at her as she did the shopping. When she looked round. Coincidently, everyone else was now shopping. Lavender went back to the shelf and could feel the same eyes on here again.
Since the report about Lily came out she was more of a recluse than ever before. She had been teased at school to make something happen. She would come home in tears and run to her room saying she never wanted to go outside again. Lavender had tried to coax her out. But to no avail.
And now Lavender was being scrutinised, she had got strange looks from the other parents when she dropped the girls off. Petunia had been coping well, maybe because she joined in with the teasing and distancing herself from Lily.
Lavender was looking at some bread when she could feel pairs of eyes on her. She tried to go on as if everything was normal, put still had underlying fear that she was being watched. She placed some things in her trolley and moved away. She could here whispers behind her. The insecure teenager inside her said it was about her, but really she knew it was about Lily. That damn news report had portrayed her as a local freak.
The rest of the shop went like that. Looks and whispers. In the end, Lavender was fed up of it. Why should she keep running from them. She turned round to see Mrs Williams from across the road talking to someone while looking at Lavender. Lavender dismissed the shopping and walked over.
"Ok, what is your problem?" Asked Lavender, "If you have something to say, say it to my face." The woman who was with her scurried away, but Mrs Williams stood firm.
"It's about your daughter." She said. "The village has been talking about her."
"My daughter has done nothing to deserve this abuse from you or your kids."
Mrs Williams looked around and leaned in closer to lavender.
"My kids were playing in our front garden." She said matter-of-factly. "They saw what Lily did."
"She didn't do anything." Said Lavender in a low but fierce voice.
"She stopped a truck with her arm." She said, "How are we supposed to explain that to our kids? Their afraid of her."
"That's—"
"Why do you think Lily comes home in tears every day?" she asked. "Their scared of what she'll do to them."
"Lily wouldn't hurt a fly." Said Lavender.
"How can we be sure?" said Mrs Williams sceptically. "What if she decides to do these things for her own gain. Who's going to stop her? You?" Lavender didn't have an answer.
"There have been rumours Lavender," she continued "There have been other instances of these sorts of people."
"What sort of people?"
"There…weirdo's. Claim that they have Magic." said Mrs Williams. Lavender froze.
"I…I have to go." Said Lavender. She left Mrs Williams standing in the aisle and left the supermarket.
"Clearly she's been thinking the same thing." Said Mrs Williams.
Lavender got into the car and drove away. This couldn't be a coincidence. Lily had been talking about Magic for a while, it never accurd to her that there would be other people who could do these things. The rest of the trip was filled with trying to find these other people. What other people.
She drove to the library. She went inside and went to the desk.
"Ah Mrs Evans, no Lily?"
"She's at school." Said Lavender. "I need some help."
Lavender had some newspaper clippings under her arm and went back to the car. She was breathing deeply and looking at the headlines. It had taken a few hours, but she had gathered some evidence about others who had claimed to have magic.
Children like Lily who had done the same things, or similar. Things that couldn't be explained.
A boy who blew up his aunt…the trail on him went dark when he was eleven. A girl who burned down her tower block, the fire service found no trigger, but the girl was dubbed a pyrotechnic by old friends, hence the blame. Her trial to went cold after turning eleven
Another girl who was hit by a car that flipped, leaving the driver seriously injured, and Like Lily after her, the girl had no injuries. She committed suicide. Lavender remembered thinking it was so sad at the time.
But now these strange things with Lily had gone from small incidents to the cake mixture falling to things that were very hard to explain. The school had phoned her up to say that Lily had got to the school roof. When questioned, Lily said she and Elle where running away from some bullies who were mocking her and she ended up on the roof.
It was sad. Because Lily now became even more of a recluse, and very shy around people she didn't know. She still had her one friend in Elle, she still saw her granddad, and still played football with her dad.
Lavender drove home, she went inside and called out she was home. John came into the hallway and hugged her.
"Hey, where you been?" he asked, "I ordered some pizza for the girls."
"I've just some research." Said Lavender handing John over the newspaper clippings. "It's not much, but maybe Lily isn't alone in this."
"Are you talking about the truck incidence?" Lavender nodded.
"And the school thing as well." Said Lavender.
"But look." She pointed at some highlighted lines. "All the cases where they haven't killed themselves before they turn eleven." She rummaged through the clippings and showed him. "They just turn dark." Said Lavender.
"Maybe when she turns eleven, these things might stop." Said Lavender. "I mean, there's no other mention of children doing this after then."
"There only rumours Lav." Said John, "Your thinking about this too much."
"I'm worried about her John." Said Lavender. "She's more reclusive now more than ever."
"People will get over it." said John. "Besides, there just rumours, there's no proof."
"Petunia seems to think so." Said Lavender. "But I was in the supermarket and it was almost like people where judging me." John instinctively hugged her and kissed the top of her head.
"Don't worry about them."
"I'm not." Said Lavender. "I'm worried about my Lily. I don't want this to ruin all the hard she's done." John looked at the newspaper clippings, all the strange circumstances that other young children had found themselves in.
A girl who had been hit by a car but only had a small bruise from an impact that wrote off the car. Her trial to went dark after turning eleven. John searched through some more under Lavenders gaze.
"It's certainly…familiar." Said John. Lavender nodded and looked through to the kitchen at Lily who was eating her pizza quietly.
Her mother and father kept a very close eye on Lily. Magic doesn't exist, Lily couldn't be doing these things…abnormally. Lavender refused to believe it, these things don't happen by accident, there planned, there all…part of the plan.
But Lily was so light on her feet and was a little clumsy. Was she just…Lavender couldn't explain it. But as watched Lily more and more, she noticed that strange things did happen around her. At school, and at home, and people in the village noticed her and Elle doing these strange things. Some things could have been brushed off as coincidence, but something's, like the cake bowl incident, the lorry accident, just couldn't. The only other explanation…magic?
1969
John closed the door of the car door and the family walked towards the church. As soon as Lily got out of the car he could see people's eyes cast over her.
"I don't want to go inside." Said Lily going to get back in. It had taken them a good hour to convince her that she should go to church.
"Lily, no, you promised you would." Said Lavender.
"But everyone's looking at me." Said Lily. "Like I'm a freak."
"Well you are." Muttered Petunia.
"Petunia, stop it!" said Lavender sternly. "Come on Lily, no one's looking at you."
"But they are." Said Lily. "It's like they want me to do something."
"There she is." Lavender turned and glared at two small children who scurried off to their equally disapproving mother who ushered them inside. Lavender looked down at Lily who was starting to cry.
"Don't listen to them Sweetpea." Said Lavender. "Your fine, you're normal."
"Then why are they treating me like I'm not." Said Lily through tears.
"Because people are idiots." Said Lavender loudly. "Now come on. Or were not going to get seats"
"I don't want to go in." said Lily.
"Come on." Lavender took Lily's hand. "Were just going to have to face it head on, if you run, people may think you have something to hide." Lily sighed and walked with her mother who looked over at John who looked sadly at their daughter.
Inside the church they sat down in one of the pews. Lavender looked round and saw more people staring at Lily. She looked down at Lily and saw her staring at the faces staring back at her. Lavender squeezed Lily's hand and kissed the top of her head.
"Welcome everyone." The priest had started, Lavender nodded Lily and to look up front, which she did.
"Now, in today's sermon, I'm going to talk about being different." Lily lifted her head up more.
"My father was a priest." He began, He was a young man, and her mum had told Lily that he fought in the war. He was broad with slightly curled blonde hair and sharp brown eyes. "So, I got stuck with the label known to every priest's kid: P.K. But, much to the congregation's disappointment, the title didn't stop me from being my mischievous little self." A couple of people nodded and said amen.
"I'd like to have a shilling for every time somebody came to me and said, "Little Sydney, you're the priest's son. You should set an example." In essence, they wanted me to be different, but they didn't understand. I didn't want to be an example! I was only a kid and wanted to have fun with my friends."
Lily picked her head up more.
"Nobody wants to be different. We want people to like us, and the safest way to do that is to blend in, to be like them. But following Christ has never been about blending in. Following him means to be like him, to respond to life and relate to people the way he would."
Lily frowned a little, he was part right. Nobody wants to be different, she certainly didn't want be. But sometimes people are different for the greater good. But this power was making her a social outcast, there was no way she could just, blend in.
"And, as we all know. Christ's message is to us all is to love thy neighbour, regardless of difference. Because even though I was a mischievous little tyke, not like every other Priest's son, my parents still loved me just the way I was. People in the community loved me just the way I was."
Lily sighed and looked to the side of her and saw more people staring at her. Maybe being a little berk was different from being able to make this levitate and making flowers dance.
Most of the service was spent dwelling on what it would be like to be normal. Not to have this stigma attached to you, Lily looked over again and saw more people looking away from her. Difference, a good thing, maybe if it was tasteful.
After the service the priest was saying goodbye to the congregation by the front door. Lily just wanted to get out quickly but was told they had to stay and say goodbye.
"I'm sure you've heard the rumours father." Lily turned her head instinctively to the conversation.
"I'm not sure what you mean Mrs Williams." The priest said a little perplexed.
"About the Evans child. And her acts of the devil." Mrs Williams said.
"I'm sure that an eight year old child can't be an agent of Lucifer." He said. "These rumours as you put it about her are just that."
"But what about the safety of our children Father." Another woman, Mrs Gayle said. "These must be acts of a higher power." The priest frowned.
"Ladies, may I remind you that our lord says to accept those who are different. I know Lily. She is a gentle spirit who wouldn't harm anyone."
"I refuse to believe a girl who can levitate books and stop trucks in their tracks is anything but normal, father." Said Mrs Williams. "Being different is all well and good but these things are more than a few personality traits, this is…this is something more."
"She's dangerous." Lily felt her hand being yanked. Her mother dragged her past the priest and roughly banged into through the two women.
"Hey watch where you're—!" Lavender and Lily turned round to face them that sent them into stunned silence.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't interrupting anything, was I?" asked Lavender. Both women and the Priest remained silent.
"No." said Mrs Gayle.
"I'm only asking because you seemed to be implying that my daughter is doing the work of the—"
"Ladies!" the priest said standing between them. "I may not know what's going on, but will you please."
"Save your breath father." Said Lavender, "I know now that we don't belong here." Lavender turned on her heel and walked away with her family into.
"God mum you're so embarrassing." Said Petunia trying to hide her face least anyone recognise her. "Why did you make such a scene?"
"It's called standing up for what you believe in Petunia!" said Lavender. "And I will not have anyone from my family be talked about like that by anyone!" They got to the car and began to drive off.
Lily watched timidly from the back as her mum ranted and raved about people from the church who were talking about her.
"I knew I shouldn't have gone."
"What was that Lily?"
"I shouldn't have gone, today." Said Lily, "Because then you wouldn't be so upset."
"No Lily." sighed Lavender and holding leaning on her arm that was rested against the window. "No, it wasn't your fault."
"Kinda was." Said Petunia.
"Petunia, not another word." Said Lavender. "It was mine, I reacted to them."
"You did what you had to." Said John. "You did what any of us would of done."
"Still doesn't mean it was right." Said Lavender. They pulled into drive and got out of the car. Lily changed and walked outside to the garden. She sat down on the grass and looked up at the cloudless sky.
"What do you want?" it was her mum's voice, and it sounded constricted.
"Hello Mrs Evans." It was the priest. "May we?" There was a long pause and then the sound of footsteps. Lily watched curiously as she saw her mum making something in the kitchen, but she could hear the sound of crockery being gotten out. Lily moved closer to the house to hear the conversation.
"Mrs Evans, I'm sorry for what happened earlier." The priest said. "Chinese whispers are something that I won't tolerate in my congregation."
"Well she certainly passed it on." Said Lavender. She placed tea and biscuits on the coffee table in the living room. Herself, and John where seated on a sofa with the priest while Mrs Gayle was sitting on one of the armchairs with Mrs Williams on the other one.
"I'm sure Mrs Gayle and Mrs Williams didn't mean any offense."
"Didn't mean any offense." Said Lavender half laughing. "How would she like it if everyone started to talk about her children. Making them believe that there's something wrong with them." Mrs Gayle squirmed in her seat.
"They are here to apologise." Said the priest.
"That I am." Said Mrs Gayle. "But I still know what I saw, my son, knows what he saw."
"And what exactly did you see?" asked John.
"An act of god, John." Said Mrs Gayle, "This was Providence."
"I'm sure they were under a lot of stress." Said John, "It all happened so fast."
"We know what we saw!" Mrs Williams insisted, "We all saw it. And we know from our children that this isn't the first time Lily has done something that can't be explained." Lily had heard enough. She walked away from the house and sat down on the grass with her knees up against her chin.
A few minutes later Lavender came out into the garden and saw Lily sitting very quietly. She walked over and sat down next to her.
"You ok Sweetpea?" she asked stroking Lily's hair. Lily remained silent.
"The priest made Mrs Gayle and Mrs Williams apologise." Said Lavender, in a hearty attempt to cheer Lily up, but she just looked on forward with an unreadable expression on her face.
"Lily, please, talk to me." Said Lavender.
"Is she right?" Lily turned her head towards Lavender. "Did god do this to me?" Lavender didn't know what to say.
"Did he make me like this?"
"I…I don't know." Said Lavender, she hugged her daughter tightly. "But all I know is that we all love you. And we wouldn't change you for anyone." Lily returned the hug. But still wasn't convinced.
"Mrs Evans, so nice to see you again." Lavender shook hands with Lily's teacher, Mrs Cartwright and sat down in the classroom. It was Lily's parents evening, John was going to see Petunia's teacher and Lavender to see Lily's.
"It's nice to see you to." Said Lavender taking a seat in-front of her desk. Mrs Cartwright shuffled a few pieces of papers and made herself comfortable.
"So…how has Lily been getting on?" asked Lavender.
"Well." Mrs Cartwright shrugged, "She's been doing really, really well." Lavender smiled.
"It's true." Continued Mrs Cartwright, "She's top of the class in well…everything."
"Really?"
"Yes." Mrs Cartwright placed some papers in front of her. "There Lily's test scores." Lavender looked down the list.
English Level 5
Mathematics Level 5
Science Level 5
Geography Level 5
History Level 5
P.E Level 5
"That's for her year?" asked Lavender.
"That's for year 6 tests." Explained Mrs Cartwright. "Lily gained 100% in year 4 and 89% in year 5 tests."
"That's amazing." Said Lavender.
"She's has the reading capabilities of a twelve year old." continued Mrs Cartwright. "She's reading novels by the library load. She's doing year 6 homework because she wanted something more difficult."
"She said she was doing work a year up." Said Lavender, "She never mentioned it was two."
"Well that's only quite recent." Said Mrs Cartwright. "But overall, her progress has been…remarkable. But…" Lavender leaned in closer. Mrs Cartwright was trying to find the right words to say.
"…She's very shy." She said finally. Lavender nodded.
"That…she is." Said Lavender nodding.
"She started to make friends with the boys in her year." Explained Mrs Cartwright. "She was slowly starting to come out of her shell. And then those rumours about her." Lavender sighed.
"As quickly as she started to come out she shot back in." said Mrs Cartwright. "It was such a shame, because people were finally getting to know her."
"How does she get on with the other people in her class?" asked Lavender.
"She's friends with Elle Rowling." Said Mrs Cartwright, "They seem inseparable."
"That they are." Said Lavender.
"But aside from that…" Mrs Cartwright shrugged. "She keeps herself to herself. So painfully shy."
"I only ask because she's been complaining of bullying." Said Lavender.
"We have been dealing with the issue." Said Mrs Cartwright, "But unfortunately we can't help her if she doesn't tell us, she may be shy but can be very stubborn and prideful at the same time."
"My husband says she gets that from me," said Lavender, "Sorry about that."
"It's not your fault." Said Mrs Cartwright. "But yes, I have noticed that she receives unwanted attention from some of the girls in her year."
"Why is that?"
"Honestly?" Lavender nodded, "I think there jealous of Lily. She's smart, good looking, has everything going for her. All the things that other girls crave." Said Mrs Cartwright. "I think once she has a little bit of self-confidence, they'll be no stopping her." Lavender nodded.
"I noticed that she got a Level 5 in P.E." said Lavender, "I never thought Lily to be into sports."
"Have you seen her play?" asked Mrs Cartwright. Lavender looked puzzled.
"This is a list of the activities we do and what results the children get." Said Mrs Cartwright, she pulled out a piece of paper and gave it Lavender, "These are Lily's results." Lavender looked down the list, her eyebrows travelling further up her face with each line.
"This can't be right?"
"It is." Said Mrs Cartwright. "We made her do all the tests again to make sure." Lavender looked back down at the list.
"She's certainly…different." Said Mrs Cartwright.
"I know what you mean." Said Lavender. "Is that all?"
"I think so." Both women stood up and shook hands.
"Just tell Lily to keep doing what she's doing and she'll be fine." Said Mrs Cartwright, "It's nice to see you again."
"Are we clear young lady." Said John sternly. Petunia mumbled an acceptance. "Now where clear, you can go." Petunia stalked out of the kitchen.
"She spends far too much time on her image and not enough on her work." Said John, "You can tell she's going to be trouble. How did Lily do?"
"She's great." Said Lavender getting up and moving over to fill the kettle, "She's top of her class, did you know she's moved up a year in her homework?"
"She never mentioned it." said John. Lavender sat again at the table and passed John his tea. "Thanks. But what else?"
"What have you been teaching her when you play football?" asked Lavender.
"Usual stuff." Said John. "Why do you ask?"
"She broke the school goalkeepers hand with one of her shots."
"Really?" Lavender nodded. She pulled out the list of P.E activities and handed it to John. He gasped as he looked down.
"See what I mean."
"That's…"
"Different is how her teacher described her." said Lavender. She sighed. "John, what if there is something different about Lily?"
"There can't be." Said John.
"No, listen." Said Lavender, "These, things that happen around her? There almost…superhuman, and those activities show she's already an Olympic style athlete."
"You gave birth to her in Sheffield." Said John "We didn't find her in a rocket from another planet."
"I know but, some of these things even I don't have logical answers for anymore." Said Lavender.
"I'm sure there's an explanation." Said John.
"Please, just think about It." said Lavender, "What if she is…superhuman." John sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"Superhuman and what?" he asked. "Have her taken away so the government can run experiments on her?"
"No."
"And if she is." Said John now standing up. "Then we have to think about the implications of it."
"Mum, Dad?" Both John and Lavender turned round to see Lily standing in the doorway in her pyjamas holding her blanket.
"What is it Sweetpea?" asked Lavender.
"I had a nightmare."
"Oh Lily come here." Lily wandered over and sat on her mums lap and rested on her chest. Lavender rubbed her hair soothingly.
"It's ok, it's over now." Lily closed her eyes and mumbled something into Lavenders shoulder. After a while Lily had fallen asleep again. Lavender gently picked her up and carried up to bed. She lay her down and pulled the duvet over her while John stood next to her.
"She seems so…normal." Said Lavender, "Yet all these strange things happen around her." they both watched as Lily turned over in her sleep. After a while they both back out of the room to give her some peace.
"She'll be the one to watch out for." Said John closing the door.
Summer holidays. Lily loved them. It was a time where she could let her hair down and do what she wanted. Eat ice cream, go in the sea, and play on the beach. But more importantly it was a chance to explore.
The Evans's went to the seaside every summer, it was always nice to get away from Cokeworth. They would go down to Devon for the sun, the sea, and more importantly the ice cream. The small village of Croyde provided all three. Staying in a lodge by the beach they could go anywhere they pleased.
"Come Lily, I said not that high." Said Lavender, Lily and Petunia where on the swings in the playground being watched by John and Lavender.
"Leave her alone." Said John, "I remember you used to go higher."
"Really mum!" shouted Lily.
"Higher than you are now." said John.
"Don't encourage her!" said Lavender hitting his arm.
"They're on holiday." Said John, "Besides, what's the worst that can happen." Just as he said that Lily jumped.
"LILY!" she soared through the air with a laugh, she landed again gracefully and skidded on the tarmac. Lavender marched straight towards her. Lily dusted herself down and saw her parents walk towards her.
"Lily Evans, I've told you before!" Lavender said angrily, "Don't jump off the swing!"
"But I didn't hurt myself." said Lily.
"That's not the point!" Said Lavender. "You could have broken your leg, or your arm!"
"But I didn't." said Lily.
"Lily!" Lavender got on her knees and held Lily by her shoulders.
"Stop it. Stop jumping of the swings, one day, what happened then might not. And you will hurt yourself."
"But—"
"But nothing, Lily." Said Lavender, "If this…magic as you like to know it can do things, hopefully it would give you some common sense to go with your intelligence." Lily sighed and bowed her head in defeat. There was no point arguing.
"Remember what I said." Said Lavender, "Try and not do this again…ok?"
Lily sighed, "I promise." She said begrudgingly.
Lily was sitting on the beach reading her book, her dad and Petunia where playing in the sea, her Mum sitting next to her reading.
"Are you sure you don't want to go in the sea?" asked Lavender, Lily looked up from her book. Her pale skin was thickly covered with sun cream hiding under a big hat.
"I don't think so." Said Lily, "I like it here."
"Come on, you're really out going when we go into the forests."
"The forests have shade." Said Lily. Lavender smirked.
"Come on Lily, enjoy yourself."
"I am." Said Lily holding up her book.
"I mean in the water."
"Same to you."
"I'm your mother."
"Should that make any difference?" Asked Lily turning a page. Lavender smiled, picked up Lily's book and threw it aside.
"Come on you." She said grapping Lily's hand, "Where going for a dip." She yanked Lily of the blanket and ran towards the water. Clearly ignoring Lily's protests. Both screamed as the entered the cold water.
"MUM!" shouted Lily. Lavender just laughed and scoped Lily up and threw her into the sea. Lily hit the water. She was scared, and confused, her heart rate accelerated and she closed her eyes. She water around her swirled, engulfing her in a miniature tornado.
She could hear her parents scream as it threw her back. She continued to hold her breath as it flung further out to sea. She needed air. She needed it now, she swam up and poked her head out of the water. No rip tide or seasonal current could have flung Lily out so far. Lily kicked the water and screamed. She could only see the sky and no shore. But she could hear frantic screaming from somewhere.
Lily tried to make her way, but she couldn't see the shore line anywhere. She tried to kick but the current was to strong and was instantly thrown further back.
"Come on." Whispered Lily to herself, "Come on if I have magic I should be able to do it now."
But nothing.
This was it.
This was how it was going to end. Alone, drowning, because of magic. It got her in this mess, she was only under the water for a second, she panicked and…
Lily had an idea, she looked up at the sky. Maybe the last time she would. And stopped kicking. She fell into the water. Almost being welcomed by deaths grasp. If she needed to do that again, now was defiantly the time. The sky faded into the rippling water as Lily fell back. Almost heavenly music filled her ears as the sun brightened the water above her.
"Now would be good." Thought Lily. The outline of her vision went dark as the sun began to fade. Her fingers went numb first. She remembered that, then…bubbles, then her eyes flying wide open.
"Propello."
She shot through the water. Almost…in a dream like processes, until…sand! Lily's feet skidded on the softness and stood up. She gasped for air and suddenly collapsed onto her knees. She took deep breathes as she was soon enveloped in a big hug.
"Lily! Oh my god Lily!" he mother's voice was unmistakeable as she cried into her shoulder. "Oh my god Lily your safe." She felt another pair of arms round her, he Dads. Lily took a relaxing breath.
"Thank god you're safe." He whispered into her ear.
"How did you do it?" asked Lavender, her tear stained face looking at Lily. "You, yu, you were so far out? And now your, it's impossible."
Lily caught her mother's eye. "Magic." She said, "I used Magic."
Lavender could only nod before hugging her again.