Chapter 4

I got off of the wall and brushed my clothes off before heading back in away from Hana. Her answer had confused me, did she have magic or not? Whatever, not my business. Shrugging it off I head to my next class. The second I came into the gym, I was swarmed by people. Boys asking to play basketball, girls asking to play rope or volleyball or hang out with them later. Like usual, I worked my way out of the tray and looked around for something to do. There were basketball nets, and some volleyball courts. Over in the corner I could see some Foursquare courts and some jump ropes. The main thing I noticed was the badminton nets, so I grabbed a racket and went over to see who I could play against.

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I headed into the gym and went straight over to the badminton courts, since they were the quietest place with the least people. But today was odd. The whole place was swarmed with people. I'm guessing that means Ash is there. I swerved away and went to the opposite corner of the gym, trying to stay out of sight.

"Oi! Witch!" A girl from the badminton courts was calling over to me. "Come here! I want to beat you in this!" People in my P.E class knew I was quite good at sports, so I was commonly asked to play against them. But it wasn't normal playing, it was me being tripped and punched while trying to play.

I walk over knowing if I refuse it will be worse. The girl throws a racket at my head and her friend sweeps my legs out from under me.

"How about we make this more interesting," She coos while stroking her racket. "If I win, everyone here get to punch you three times, if you win for the rest of this class we won't bother you? Sounds good?" She smirks, and I know it won't be fair, but I can't refuse.

"Deal."

"Great! First to 15 wins."

She snaps her fingers and a friend grabs my arm and holds me down while the girl serves.

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I watch as Hana is challenged by a girl, as she's handicapped by not being able to move, the deal they make. I watch as she ducks out of the grip on her and drops the birdie over the net. As she wins 5, 10, 12 points. And then the game changes. Three people hold her down and her opponent racks up 8 points. Oh well, she'll just stop struggling. But no, Hana manages to shake the people off and get 2 more points. She's limping now, her ankle is red and swelling. The girl laughs and shouts at five people to hold her down. She's pinned on the ground and punched while her opponent continues getting points. It takes everything in me not to run up and help her, but I don't.

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I can feel myself getting angry, I can feel pressure building up inside me. I know if this continues for even two more seconds, I'll lose control. I'm trying to focus, to not hurt anyone, but then I'm punched again. And I lose it. The air around me starts swirling and an itch starts in my hands. Everyone stops as I am pulled up to be hovering a few inches off the ground. My hands start to faintly glow and the wind increases, battering the six people near me. The badminton net starts shaking, and tears out of a post. A vortex forms around me, whipping the air around and pulling the rackets and balls around the room. The girl across the net gets hit with a cart with rackets, and the five who held me down are hit with basketballs. I know if this continues, they will be seriously hurt, but I can't stop. All that time when I trapped my anger is fuel for my magic. Even if I wanted to stop, I couldn't. I have no control over it now.

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