In a different world.
“Mum… my.. my.. my.. hands. look mum” Alyssa showed her trembling hands to her mother who was busy stirring a pot with a green glowing liquid.
“You have to calm down Alyssa or else the potion might not work” Alyssa mum was trying her best to make Alyssa think straight but she just refused to.
“How do you expect me to calm down! Look at my hands, they are on fire!” Alyssa shouted at her mom, earning a warning from her.
“I’m sorry mum but I just can’t..”
Alyssa was talking but her mum shut her up by pouring the hot green, glowing liquid on her hands.
“Oohhaa!” Alyssa just couldn’t understand the kind of pain that she was feeling, but it only lasted for three minutes as the fire had quenched, the fire that even water and sand could not quench.
“How are you feeling now?”Alyssa’s mom asked her as she kept on observing the burnt wounds on her hands.
“It’s better now, thank you mum” she hugged her mum and then looked at her hands, she looked very sad.
“These marks won’t ever leave me would they?” Alyssa asked her mum when they were both done with their embrace.
“Don’t worry they will disappear within two days but Alyssa you have to tell me the name of the girl that was so powerful that she did this to you” Alyssa’s mum was quite attentive to what her daughter was going to tell her.
“Mum her name is Mia, she is the one that has the same necklace you asked me to get for you” Alyssa was talking as if she was reporting someone who just bullied her to her mum.
“What!” Her mum was more happy than amazed, her amazement was mixed with some kind of happiness that she even stood up from her seat.
“Alyssa close your eyes right now” her mum instructed her and Alyssa dared not to disobey her mother.
Her mother carefully stood over Alyssa as she placed all of her fingers on Alyssa’s head and closed her eyes as well while chanting a mantra.
“I can’t see her. Alyssa focus your mind on what the image of this girl looks like ” Alyssa’s mum instructed her.
“Mum I am trying” Alyssa said in a very low tone as if she was about to cry.
“You are Banshee’s daughter, one of the most powerful witches and you are telling me you cannot focus your thoughts on the image of an ordinary human” Banshee scolded her whining daughter.
“I’m really trying my best” Alyssa made herself comfortable and tightened her eyes as she began to think about nothing else but Mia.
Banshee was very disappointed because the image of Mia she kept on seeing was blurry and she couldn’t make any sense out of it.
“Stand up, this is useless. I cannot see anything but you will have to do something in order for me to confirm my suspicions so listen to me very carefully.
Lakshmi’s POV
“Thank goodness you are home, I was starting to get worried about you” my mum welcomed me the moment I arrived, my face was so pale that she immediately noticed something was wrong.
“Lakshmi? What happened to you?” My mother kept on turning my face.
“I’m fine mom, nothing happened” I lied and she could tell I was lying.
“Young lady I know when someone is lying so I suggest you..” my mum was scolding me but my dad came to my rescue.
“Laksmi meet you brother Scott” he introduced me to a well built tall, brown haired guy. I was just moping at him as if he was some kind of God or something.
“That’s.. my.. brother” I pointed at him and my jaw nearly fell to the floor.
“Hi I’m Scott” he offered me a handshake which I accepted at once.
“I’m Lakshmi.. I’m single” I didn’t know what made me even say that.
“Very funny” he gave a gentle laugh.
I cannot believe I had such a hot brother all this while and my dad kept it from me. If he wasn’t my brother then I’m sure I would have been crushing on him by now.
“So do you like each other?” My dad asked and brought me out of dream land.
“Dad, are you sure he is the one or there is a mistake somewhere because he doesn’t look like me” I was slowly losing my mind. I really wanted my dad to tell me no, because someone so cute shouldn’t be related to me in any way.
“Lakshmi you are very funny” my dad laughed and his laughter was contagious as everyone in the room but me joined him in his laughter.
I went inside my room to take my clothes off and just when I was coming out of the shower with a small towel wrapped around me.
“Oh my! I am so sorry I didn’t mean to walk in on you” Scott said as he barged into my room and ran out quickly shutting the door behind him.
“What kind of temptation is this in the name of a brother?” I asked myself while I creamed my body and put on my clothes.
“Are you done now?” He asked as he knocked on my room door.
“Yes I am ” I rolled my eyes and he entered the room. I tried my best not to look at him because the more I did the more I found him attractive.
“I don’t think you like me much?” He said in a very sad tone, drawing my attention to the conversation I didn’t realize we were having.
“And why do you say so?” I turned to look at him and averted my eyes almost immediately.
“Because I have been talking for over 5 minutes and you haven’t even answered me and also you can’t stand to look at me. I’m I that bad?” My brother began to have a flush of guilt.
“No that’s not true. Actually, I don’t know if I should say this but..” I looked down in disappointment, I didn’t know how I was to react to all of this plus would it be right if I told my own brother that I am attracted to him.
“Tell me” he held my chin and raised my face up.
“Please don’t ever touch me like that again. It makes me really uncomfortable” I pushed his hand away from my face.
“I’m sorry” he looked very remorseful and left my room in embarrassment.