Chapter three was interesting. Wonder how John's going to play out in the following chapters.
Well your about to find out! Get ready for some murder! Cause here comes chapter 4!
Chapter 4
A few days after I met John, I went and found Emily, at the library. All though now that I try to think about it, I had almost fallen in love with her. Imagine that! Me in love! Anyway I went to the library that she was working at, which happened to be a very large library in New York. I remember the building very well. It was a large gray building with a large sign that stated the name of the library. All though I can't remember it right now, it said something along of the lines of New York State Library. Anyway, the inside was much different. The walls were dark brown with maple shelves, with thousands of book in them. At first I was awe struck by how many books man had made.
I was staring at everything for so long that I did not realize that many eyes were staring at me. For the truth was I had never been in a Library this big. Back home they were just a few shelves and a few books. I was backing up when I bumped into someone. I became quite flustered as I never did such things. That was how I met Emily.
She was a slim girl, about 5'5" tall. She had dark green eyes that had a certain flame in them when ever she was reading her books. she also wore crescent Len glasses, which made the flame sparkle. She had been carrying a large stack of books and when I bumped into her, she had dropped all the books on the ground.
"Oh dear!" She cried in alarm seeing all the books on the floor. I hurriedly began to pick up the books, not noticing her feature til I looked up.
"Oh I'm so sorry! I've never been in such a large library!" I said trying to tell her why I had bumped into her. She shook her head while not looking up at me as well.
"No it was my fault! I should of been more careful! Please." she said stopping me by touching my hand. Her hand on mine, it felt odd. Like two fires touching each other and becoming more and more hotter. At her touch it felt as if my skin was on fire, I could tell that she felt the same thin I did and looked at me more closely, holding her hand.
"Your a..." She mouthed. I nodded my head. She then began to pick up the books with a renewed vigor, and stared at me.
"So what's your name." she asked. I told her my name and she made me follow her.
"So you went to see John. He sent you here... Why in the name of god would he do that! Does he not remember what happened to the..." she said a little bit angry at the man who sent me. She shook her head and stared at me. She became very apologetic after she said that.
"Please forgive me, but I must do my job before I teach you anything." She said pushing her glasses back up her nose. I nodded and she got up to leave. I stared as she left some books on the table we were siting at. I took the first book, which was "1984". I began to read it, and became drawn into it so much that I did not realize time had flown by. It was 7:00 pm, by the time she came back, I had been reading that book for 5 hours.
She poked me smiling as she saw the title of the book.
"Do you like that one?" she asked curious at my reaction. I stared at her with a smile on my face.
"It's very interesting. Imagine if the government really did watch everyone." I said staring at the book. Her face changed from sadness back to happiness as she saw how I loved that book.
"Well if you like that one, I could get you more. Like..." she said trying to get a book from the nearest pile. She took one out and handed it to me.
"2001: A Space Odyssey?" I asked intrigued. She nodded.
"It's a very good book. One of my favorites." she said straitening up.
"So!" she said as we headed outside of the building. She locked the front doors, and began to face me.
"You want to learn how to use your talent's for other purposes?" She asked the fire still in her eyes. I nodded. She sighed shaking her head.
"Well to tell you the truth I can't. With work and my personal life..." she said sighing again.
"Well if you want, I can do your housework, and other stuff. So that way you have more time on your hands." I suggested. She thought about it for a while before answering.
"All right then! you do the chores, and make dinner, and get the mail everyday, and I will teach you how to use your power and combine it with other things." She said smiling as she headed towards her apartment. I followed happy enough. Her apartment had 2 bedrooms and 1 bath, meaning that we had to share the restroom. It also had a small kitchen with a very small dining room. It was perfect for us, since it had only one window facing towards an abandoned lot. As the days past, and I learned how to use my fire abilities with different materials, I began to have feelings for her. Each day these feeling would get stronger.
After eleven months, something happened. To this date I still don't understand what happened. The events that happened that one night still haunt my dreams. It was around 7:00 o'clock at night. Emily and I were at home watching the new TV she had bought.
"We need something to make for dinner." she said at the commercial. I looked at her with a odd look on my face.
"Well what do you want?" I asked her trying to see what she wanted to eat. It was always different each night, well at least not in the same order anyway. She began to think, and answered in a happy way.
"What about Chinese?" she asked. I nodded my head and got up.
"Get us the regular! You know I love those dumplings!" She said smiling at me. I smiled back at her, not knowing something would happen.
After a half hour of waiting for my order, I began to walk back towards the apartment. I had earlier heard sirens head towards the direction of home, not knowing that the police were heading towards Emily's home, due to the fact that crimes happened a lot near there. I turned the corner from where I was expecting the same old thing, when I see police officers around the apartment complex.I dropped my bags when I saw them. An officer came up to me, seeing the shocked look on my face.
"Do you know Emily Sheldon?" He asked. This was the only time that I had cried. When he said her first name, I knew what happened.
"She's dead, ain't she?" I said not realizing the words coming out of my mouth. Emotion's I had never felt before came to me in a wave. He looked down at the ground.
"I'm truly sorry son. She was...burned to death. Apparently she had caught on fire. Either by cloth catching or..." when he said caught on fire I stopped crying. How could she have been set on fire? She controlled fire for Christ sakes!
"W-what do you mean burnt to death?" I asked becoming quite serious with the officer. He looked up shocked at what I had just asked. He tipped his hat.
"Well it seems her body caught fire, like she had been set on fire. Poor girl, didn't have a chance." He said shaking his head. I had ignored the last part thinking to myself.
Was it possible that another person with the power had killed the first girl I had ever had a connection with? Or was it a freak accident? Maybe it was an accident, but something told me otherwise. To that day I still believe that she was murdered. Boy, that thought cost me more than just the life of someone dear to me. It ruined the rest of my life.
I was staring at everything for so long that I did not realize that many eyes were staring at me. For the truth was I had never been in a Library this big. Back home they were just a few shelves and a few books. I was backing up when I bumped into someone. I became quite flustered as I never did such things. That was how I met Emily.
She was a slim girl, about 5'5" tall. She had dark green eyes that had a certain flame in them when ever she was reading her books. she also wore crescent Len glasses, which made the flame sparkle. She had been carrying a large stack of books and when I bumped into her, she had dropped all the books on the ground.
"Oh dear!" She cried in alarm seeing all the books on the floor. I hurriedly began to pick up the books, not noticing her feature til I looked up.
"Oh I'm so sorry! I've never been in such a large library!" I said trying to tell her why I had bumped into her. She shook her head while not looking up at me as well.
"No it was my fault! I should of been more careful! Please." she said stopping me by touching my hand. Her hand on mine, it felt odd. Like two fires touching each other and becoming more and more hotter. At her touch it felt as if my skin was on fire, I could tell that she felt the same thin I did and looked at me more closely, holding her hand.
"Your a..." She mouthed. I nodded my head. She then began to pick up the books with a renewed vigor, and stared at me.
"So what's your name." she asked. I told her my name and she made me follow her.
"So you went to see John. He sent you here... Why in the name of god would he do that! Does he not remember what happened to the..." she said a little bit angry at the man who sent me. She shook her head and stared at me. She became very apologetic after she said that.
"Please forgive me, but I must do my job before I teach you anything." She said pushing her glasses back up her nose. I nodded and she got up to leave. I stared as she left some books on the table we were siting at. I took the first book, which was "1984". I began to read it, and became drawn into it so much that I did not realize time had flown by. It was 7:00 pm, by the time she came back, I had been reading that book for 5 hours.
She poked me smiling as she saw the title of the book.
"Do you like that one?" she asked curious at my reaction. I stared at her with a smile on my face.
"It's very interesting. Imagine if the government really did watch everyone." I said staring at the book. Her face changed from sadness back to happiness as she saw how I loved that book.
"Well if you like that one, I could get you more. Like..." she said trying to get a book from the nearest pile. She took one out and handed it to me.
"2001: A Space Odyssey?" I asked intrigued. She nodded.
"It's a very good book. One of my favorites." she said straitening up.
"So!" she said as we headed outside of the building. She locked the front doors, and began to face me.
"You want to learn how to use your talent's for other purposes?" She asked the fire still in her eyes. I nodded. She sighed shaking her head.
"Well to tell you the truth I can't. With work and my personal life..." she said sighing again.
"Well if you want, I can do your housework, and other stuff. So that way you have more time on your hands." I suggested. She thought about it for a while before answering.
"All right then! you do the chores, and make dinner, and get the mail everyday, and I will teach you how to use your power and combine it with other things." She said smiling as she headed towards her apartment. I followed happy enough. Her apartment had 2 bedrooms and 1 bath, meaning that we had to share the restroom. It also had a small kitchen with a very small dining room. It was perfect for us, since it had only one window facing towards an abandoned lot. As the days past, and I learned how to use my fire abilities with different materials, I began to have feelings for her. Each day these feeling would get stronger.
After eleven months, something happened. To this date I still don't understand what happened. The events that happened that one night still haunt my dreams. It was around 7:00 o'clock at night. Emily and I were at home watching the new TV she had bought.
"We need something to make for dinner." she said at the commercial. I looked at her with a odd look on my face.
"Well what do you want?" I asked her trying to see what she wanted to eat. It was always different each night, well at least not in the same order anyway. She began to think, and answered in a happy way.
"What about Chinese?" she asked. I nodded my head and got up.
"Get us the regular! You know I love those dumplings!" She said smiling at me. I smiled back at her, not knowing something would happen.
After a half hour of waiting for my order, I began to walk back towards the apartment. I had earlier heard sirens head towards the direction of home, not knowing that the police were heading towards Emily's home, due to the fact that crimes happened a lot near there. I turned the corner from where I was expecting the same old thing, when I see police officers around the apartment complex.I dropped my bags when I saw them. An officer came up to me, seeing the shocked look on my face.
"Do you know Emily Sheldon?" He asked. This was the only time that I had cried. When he said her first name, I knew what happened.
"She's dead, ain't she?" I said not realizing the words coming out of my mouth. Emotion's I had never felt before came to me in a wave. He looked down at the ground.
"I'm truly sorry son. She was...burned to death. Apparently she had caught on fire. Either by cloth catching or..." when he said caught on fire I stopped crying. How could she have been set on fire? She controlled fire for Christ sakes!
"W-what do you mean burnt to death?" I asked becoming quite serious with the officer. He looked up shocked at what I had just asked. He tipped his hat.
"Well it seems her body caught fire, like she had been set on fire. Poor girl, didn't have a chance." He said shaking his head. I had ignored the last part thinking to myself.
Was it possible that another person with the power had killed the first girl I had ever had a connection with? Or was it a freak accident? Maybe it was an accident, but something told me otherwise. To that day I still believe that she was murdered. Boy, that thought cost me more than just the life of someone dear to me. It ruined the rest of my life.