The Forgotten Twin

First Course

Liv

The next few days, Meredith and I were having a blast. The best part of our day was going down to the cellar and learning new stuff. Learning our ways to be a part of our people. Mother will read old history to us. And show us some of her magic too. Telling us that one day when we get bigger we can do those spells too.

We were so excited, we couldn’t wait to grow up. We would be able to do so much stuff. We’ll even be able to go to regular school one day. At a young age we won’t able to go to school with everyone. Mother says we had to learn how to control the magic first. The last thing she needs was to get a call from school about us using magic on school grounds. We didn’t get it at first. We were only 5 years old. And we thought why we can’t go to regular school with the other kids. But mother and father told us the real reason why.

There was rules that mortals, witches, vampires and werewolves had to follow. In order to keep the town treaty on bound. We had to follow some rules. And one rule that relies on us. Was, in order for a witch to attend school with mortals and other super naturals. We had to administer ourself. It kinda went for everyone really.

The school board said it was to keep the kids safe at all time. And the school board was mainly of mortals. That’s why they made a treaty with the town people. And they were mix with every one. It was a fair ground. Everyone had a said in it. Mother said for years it was a fight against others. Because everyone wanted something for themselves. But after fighting, they made a decision and it has been commanded for years now.

So that means, for us to go to school. We had to control our magic before going. There were a No Magic on grounds for us.

No feedings on ground for vampires.

No shifting on grounds for werewolves.

And for humans there were nothing because they had nothing. They were simply really nothing. They had their own rules that applies to only them really.

“How long would we have to wait?” I ask.

“Will it really only takes a witch a year to learn her strength. And if you start young the better.” Mother responds.

Which means we spent our first year at home instead of public school. I guess with their reasons, it made sense. We needed to be sure we can’t put others in harms way. We need control.

“Is it hard?” Meredith ask with a concern look.

“Will dear it all depends in the witch herself.” We look at mother confuse.

“Everyone controls magic differently. Some are stronger than others. So some of us need to work harder to control the magic.” Grabbing a chair and sitting down.

“You see not everyone is level the same. That’s why we have different responsibilities here on our coven. But once you learn how powerful you are. You can do so many things girls. It’s an amazing thing to witness. Do you girls want to know the trick to it?” Giving us a rise eyebrow.

“Ohh yes, yes please.” We look at each other and knew what to say. Mother giggle and let her hand down to tell us to settle down.

“Okay well the trick is.. There is no trick.” Lifting her chin up. With a sharp eyes at us.

“What?!” Sticking our heads back with confuse looks. Mother giggle again. But held her tummy from a laugh.

“No i’m joking girls.” Straighten her face. “The trick to controlling your power is to believe you are in charge. You are stronger than it. You are stronger with it. And it can be very very dangerous if the magic is stronger than you. You can get a lot of people hurt if you can’t control it. Not only yourself. Magic can take a toll on our bodies. Especially if you are new to it. That’s why you are here to learn. And once you master your strength than you girls can go on and join all the other kids.” Mother give us a strict look.

“Remember girls, magic is not something to joke with. It must be taken very serious. Okay?” She had that mother look on her face. Looking at us both.

“Yes mother!” We nod our heads at her.

We went on with our lesson of the day. Telling history and practicing our spells. Half way through the lesson mother looked up to the clock. You can see a tired look on her face. She held her book in her hand as she keep reading to us.

Mother clears her throat. “Mhh okay girls break time. Go on and play for a while. Then come back.” Placing her book down.

“Yes mother.” We both reply as we close our books. We headed up the stairs. And for today we thought we go outside and play with the other kids.

Meredith

It was a nice fall day out. One of the best times of the year. It was windy but not cold. The trees were beautiful with many colored leaves. Some of the color leaves will fall to the ground as the wind blow hard. The wind will whistle back and make a small tornado when it picked up a little speed.

It had felt like forever since we had been out to play. One amazing thing that comes with having a twin is you always have someone to play with you. You are born with your forever friend. And I couldn’t of ask for anyone better than my sister Livy. And now we get to practice magic together and become witches like everyone else in our coven.

I couldn’t wait for what our future has in store for us. Growing into powerful witches and getting gifted our special gifts from the Ancestors on our 18th birthday together. A little me jumps up and down inside my head at the thought of always having my sister by my side at everything we get to experience together. Whenever I get this over whelming feeling inside. I look at my sister for a warm calm smile. She always had this way to make me feel better at any problem. That’s why I never worry about anything.

I had Livy there with me. Livy is my true guardian angel. And I really do believe that. I really do believe that my sister was here to help me get through life. Helping me to achieve the wonders of the world. She was all good and no bad. I wonder if one of us will get the gift to see others auras.

“That would be so mega cool.” I tell myself.

Getting to know before hand to see others temptations. Seeing if they’re good at heart or dark to the core. If anyone should get that gift. I think my dear sister Livy should. That way she really would truly be seen as a real guardian angel. I know my sister can do so much more than what she thinks she can.

After our fist lesson with mother. I notice Livy being a little down. I try to cheer her up. But I don’t think it work as well as she does for me. But I don’t think she has anything to worry about. We’re twin witches. If i’m good at one thing, than I know my twin can be good at it as well.

I went on to grab my sister’s hand and drag her out the house. Making our way out the yard. “Come on Livy.” Joy sprang through my body.

“I’m coming, I’m coming.” I can sense she feels the same.

“Let’s find the others and play.” We ran a little out of sight to find some of the coven’s kids playing. Everyone was very friendly here. Well at least for a child my age. I think everyone here is friendly. I was so glad to have seen a small group of kids our age playing together.

“Hey can we play with you guys?” Livy ask a tall girl with braided hair.

“Yeah of course, just one thing.” She glance at her friends and back at us.

“What?” Wrinkling her forehead a little.

“You’re IT.” The girl yell and poke Livy.

My body told me to let go of Livy’s hand and just run. Run as fast as you can. Don’t let her get you. And before Livy can turn around to poke me next. I was already out of her reach. “Hhahah catch get me.” I yell at her.

I can see Livy smiling and my body was full of sweat as we all ran in circles around her. And right away you hear the tall girl yell. “She’s it, don’t let her get you.”

And you see kids running in different directions. Everyone was either laughing or screaming the whole time. You can even see that small moment where one kid had to arch their back and scoop around Livy. Some kind of bending force that got them out of Livy’s way. We all try our best to not get tag next but a small boy got tag. And Livy ran super fast when he came to a hold as she tag him.

We all stayed in range so it was fair for the person who was IT. After a few long minutes of playing tag. And a lot of different people getting pick. I was finally picked. I was normally good at not getting tag. But I was starting to get a bit tired. And my little legs told me to stop and relax for a little. Wrong mistake. I took just two deep breath in and out. Before I decided to keep running. But I didn’t hear as someone was near me.

“Tag you’re it!” I jump at the sudden poke on my back.

“Aahh, HEY!!” I turn around to yell at the person whom tag me.

I didn’t even knew who was IT at this point. I was just too busy running and not getting poke at all. I couldn’t help but smile and laugh when I saw the tall girl running away from me. Right then I knew I had to get her back.

“Ohh I am gonna get you back.” I lower my eyes to bum fake lasers at her.

“Haha nah huh, you can’t get me.” She giggle and ran away from me.

I went on to catch the girl in circles. And as I try to get her everyone dodges me when I get close by. Afraid I may get them, even when I said I will get the girl instead. My body was warming up with the speed I was building. At first I just thought I was sweating with all the running. But this feeling was different. I don’t know how to explain it. I never really felt this way before.

I ignore the feeling and kept playing. Even with my hands slightly red. I just wipe them along my shirt. I can tell that the tall girl was tired when she started to slow down her speed. “Haha you can’t get me.” She yell back to me.

“Yes I can.” I yell back.

“No you can’t.” She ran near a flower bed.

I didn’t notice it there at first. But when I got close to the girl and try to tag her. I felt that feeling again all over my body. It ran down to my hands and a gust of wind or air or something spiral out of both my hands.

“Aahhha!!” The girl yell as she was lifted off the ground and fell into the flower bed. Full of spikes all over.

“Omg i’m so sorry.” I stop in front of her and saw blood and small little cuts all over her arms and legs. There was even some cuts on her face. The girl was only able to build the strength to turn herself around and sit up right. As she look around at where she was and notices all her cuts on her body. The girl look up at me with teary eyes and a pouty face.

“I’m so sorry, I don’t know what..” I was shaking all over. It was all my fault.

“MMMOOOMMMYYY!” The girl yell as she cried out for her mother. I tighten up my shoulders. Knowing I was about to get yell at by someone. And everyone around us was just staring. Why were they just standing there and looking at me.

I started to feel very anxious. I couldn’t move at first. But then I felt two hands grab my arm and pull me away. I let them drag me in slow motion away from the girl. And I don’t turn my head until I saw her mother by her side. Cuddling her little body and examining all her cuts that she endure. It was my fault. What did I do?

That was all that I was thinking. I never hurt anyone before. Not even by accident. And now that I have. I feel so bad, I didn’t even help her. I just stood there watching her cry. I was frozen as I watch her fall and plead for help. I couldn’t move, everything just stopped.

“Come on Mery, hurry up.” When I heard Livy’s voice it took me out of my thoughts.

“What did I do Livy?” Tears build up in my ducts. My body shakes all over.

“Nothing Mery. Nothing.” She doesn’t even look at me as she drags me back to the house.

We got to the front door, walking straight into the living room. We looked around to find no one near. “Just sit down. Act like nothing happen.” Livy cup my face and help me to the couch. “Just watch tv with me.” She hugs me and ran into the kitchen to grab something.

My body was stiff and I can feel myself shaking violently. I try to look past my foggy tears. But it was getting hard to see the tv. Livy came back from the kitchen. She had chips and juice boxes for us to share.

“Eat and drink Mery. You’ll feel better.” Livy sat down next to me and ate her chips. I couldn’t bring myself to even move a muscle. After a few minutes I look down to my hands and see my tears fall one by one on to my palms.

“Livy, I hurt her.” My voice raspy.

“No Mery she tripped that’s all.” Gently rubbing my shoulders. I know Livy is just trying to make me feel better. But lying isn’t gonna work. I know I did something wrong. I didn’t mean to. Yet it was my fault and I was wrong for it.

My body tense up when we heard footstep coming to the living room. We can tell by the way the footsteps sounded like. It was mother. “GIRLS. WHERE ARE YOU!!??” Mother yell from down the hall.

“We’re watching tv mother!” Livy yell with a very cheery tone.

How can she act so so, neutral? Did she think I did nothing wrong? Did anyone even really saw what happen? I knew I didn’t push her. Because I didn’t even touch the girl. I just grab my hands together and wipe my tears away. I press me legs together tightly and try to watch tv with Livy.

“Girls?!” Mother walk in glaring at us. Livy jump and turn to face her.

“Yes mother.” Livy said.

“I was just inform that some kids were playing outside and it got out of hand when a girl was pushed into a rose bed with thorns. Some mothers say they saw Meredith do it. And that you use your magic to push her. Will you like to explain to what happen?” Mother wasn’t angry. And this scared me for a some reason.

“No mother she just trip into the flower bed.” Livy explain but mother lift her hand up. Telling Livy to stop talking.

I was still frozen at my spot. My body shaking the whole couch. I felt pens and nails running down my spine. “Meredith…Meredith.” Mother yell my name back, I didn’t react. Livy shook my shoulders trying to get me to focus. But it didn’t work.

“Mery answer mother. Tell her, she tripped.”

Mother walk slower to me and when she notice my state she change her mood. She looked at Livy and back to me. Got down to her knees and place her one hand on mine. Using her other hand to turn my face left then right. Looking for something. She then grab my hands very lightly and examine them. She ran her fingers against my palms.

“Meredith, dear look at me.” Mother spoke softly at me.

And I broke my trance and look at mother. My eyes had tears in them and falling down my cheek. I was crying so much that it had soak my pants a little.

“I don’t know what I did?” I hiccup the words out my mouth.

“Oohh dear I know you didn’t.” She ran her fingers gently down my cheeks. It took me completely out of it. And I felt like I was able to move again. I frown my eye brows at mother.

“You believe me?” I asked. Thinking she would react the opposite.

“Yes dear.” Mother grab both mine a Livy’s hands. “Girls, take this as a lesson okay.” We nod our heads at her.

“This is what happens when our magic builds up inside of us. Sometimes it builds up a little to much. And it kind of just explode.”

“Like a volcano?” Livy asked. Mother hum and nod at her.

“This was the lesson I was trying to tell you girls today. Magic can be very dangerous when you can not control it. That’s why we practice and practice. Even when we get to master the tricky spells. We still need to practice.”

“I didn’t mean to hurt her mother. Truly, I said sorry.” I cried out.

“We will practice on controlling it, okay girls.” We nod our heads at mother and we join together for a family embrace.

This was a very rare occasion. Mother wasn’t really this kind to not yell and hug stuff out. When it came down to tough love. It was mother who master it. Father was the one who was gentle with us. Father will never yell. Just took a deep breath and got down to our level and explain to us.

Mother on the other hand. She will yell and tell us what we did wrong and how to fix the problem. So for her to not yell at us or at least me when I know for 100% that I did do something wrong. It was very out of place really.

She didn’t yell. Why didn’t she yell?