~SAGE~ I run out of the field and head back to the dorms. They are deserted and the sound of my hurried footsteps and labored breathing is the only one around, making me more aware of the predicament I'm in. This day is supposed to be my favorite day— my day of victory yet I'm drowning in a series of indescribable pain. At this moment, I wish it is physical pain because that I can deal with. Losing my power is like a major part of me has been plucked out and being outside with the rest of the students is only rubbing in too much. I don't think I can handle this. I'm scared. I'm drowning in my own fear that everything has changed. I don't even have the courage to tell anyone what happened to me. Not even Wren. I have always been so careful— so keen before doing things. I'm trying to blam

