Esme was speechless. How could this be happening? She couldn't live the rest of her life in a ball of fire. A familiar calming voice disrupted her from her thoughts and she looked up to see Tessa standing there holding out a towel. Taking the towel from her, she wiped her face, hair and hands before attempting to wipe her clothes, but only managing to remove the larger blobs of foam.
"Oh Esme. You'll be fine. You just need to learn how to control it." Tessa told her, sympathy in her eyes and voice.
Esme sobbed and Colton so desperately wanted to comfort her, but as he stepped in to hug her, Tessa told him to back away for the time being until she had the control to not hurt him accidentally. He understood, although it was hard for him to watch.
"OK," Tessa started, "Hold out your hand
