LET THE GAMES BEGIN
"Christelle, hurry up! The meeting starts soon. What’re you doing?"
Christelle looked up at the tree house to see Nani waving down.
"One second." She waved up as silver energy threaded out of her feet. Air swooshed under her, gently lifting her up then slowing to a stop right at the platform. She really was starting to get control of everything. “Just checking out the preserve. It’s a shame no one feels like living out here, it’s beautiful.”
Nani looked toward the treetops. "They’re all too afraid, giving up on all of this."
That very fear always lurked just at the edge of Christelle’s feelings, her sensations. And it crossed the edge at that moment, a chill going through her. “Maybe they have reason to be.”
Nani turned to her. “Maybe. But, from everything I’ve he
