ADIRA
“Can we take a break?” I asked Ginger, sliding to the floor.
“You don’t have time for breaks.” Ginger walked over to me and hit me in the head with a rolled up piece of paper. “If the Council of Magic is after you, you have to access that internal power source.”
“I’m trying,” I said, not making an effort to move.
Ginger sighed and crouched in front of me and bonked me on the head. “Girl, don’t act so defeated. I know you have it in you. You know how to access your magic. You’re overthinking it.”
I blinked at her a few times. “What do you mean?”
She let out a long, exaggerated sigh. “Your magic is tied to your emotions. Think about all of the times that you were suddenly able to expand your abilities.”
I thought back on all that had happened. The first time I used magic was whe
