I jumped down the horse, crying and ran towards our house. My eyes widened when I saw that I was already burning. I was about to get inside when someone grabbed me and pulled me away from our house. It was Steel. “Let me go! I need to save my parents!” I squirmed from his hold. Tears are running down my cheeks. “We need to leave! They’re coming to get you!” he said desperately. That was when I heard the galloping sound of the horse coming nearer. “I need to save them!” I shouted at him. “There’s no use of saving them! They’re gone! Can’t you see it?” He cupped my face and I cried in despair. Why was this all happening to me? Was it really a sin to have the power of fire? Why would they do this to the whole town? “Let’s go, Ayesha!” he said in gritted teeth while pulling

