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~2~
The stone heart remain in a intimacy and lucidity inert
peace, does not do, does not feel does not believe, does
not live...

Waiting his final existence, the latest event, of his

solitary,
dark and foolish life...

Nobody knows when the event will happens but,

everybody knows that will happen...

And... this it comes finally, nobody resist, nobody

escape, everybody waits calmly his liberation and self
destruction...

The place is illuminated by a bright and intense flash,

the fired wind, burns and melts everything that he
touch...

Stone heart resist fascinated at latest moments,

melting his inside, burning his outside, like a sun stone...

A violent and delirious explosion, break the stone heart

by half, liberating all the dreams, all the illusions, all
the memories,
all the feelings wasted...

Everything was over, in the cold and inert place,

only smoke, only echoes, only ashes, only the ruins
remain scattered there...

~3~
 The Foreplay
I was walking from the French class to the English one, together
with Jane, when It happened. I have noticed Him before, of
course. But I was never this close to Him.
I was talking to Jane, not paying attention to my surroundings,
so I bumped against Him.
‘O I’m so sorry. Are you all right?’ I reacted with too much
exaggeration. I didn’t know yet it was Him, until I looked up
right into His eyes. His beautiful, blue eyes.
‘It’s okay.’ He said smiling. I felt uncomfortable, not
knowing what to do. So I just smiled back, in a very shy way.
His eyes captivated me, I couldn’t help but stare. I’d never
known that someone could be that perfect.
Suddenly I realized that I was still staring. I looked away,
embarrassed.
‘Anna, we’re going to be late.’ Jane whispered, obviously
disappointed that she had to ruin the moment. I gave Him a last
smile and continued my way to the English class.
‘You have a lover.’ Jane said, a little challenging. I sighed
and decided not to pay attention to it. She laughed amused.

I couldn’t stop thinking about Him, which irritated Miss

Rosegarden a couple of times. Every time I closed my eyes, I
saw His face.
You’re probably wondering who He is. Well, His name is Eric
Rockhouse. He is in the 11th year, just like me. He has dark-
brown hair that falls in long pikes around his face. He is half
Italian, which makes him even more beautiful. The most

~4~
remarkable thing about Him, are His eyes. They are light-blue,
like a quit sea on a hot summer day.
Even though I tried so many times, I can’t get Him out of my
head, but I have to. He is the “Mister Popular” from our school.
Everybody knows Him, mostly because He is really hot and a
Justin-Bieber-look-a-like. I think it’s a disgrace that everybody
compares Him to JB, Eric is way more beautiful than him.
Anyway, I know I’ve got no chance at all, especially not with all
that big competition. He is a player, He even admitted it
himself. But that doesn’t change the fact that He is probably the
hottest guy in school.

And now you’re wondering about me, aren’t you? Well, of

course not. Since my story is much less interesting. My name is
Anna Drewson, I’m turning 16 this year and I’m a typical high
schoolgirl. Alright, I Wish I was a typical high-schoolgirl. I’m
much shyer and care less about how I look. I really hate my
abnormal long blond hair, it’s always in the way. But no one
allows me to cut it off, they absolutely love it, especially in
combination with my ice-blue eyes.
Another thing that’s not normal about me is that I have a
“special ability”, like most people call it, though I prefer the
name “handicap”. Apparently there are a dozen of mutated
people around the globe. We have “evolved new ability’s”, or
so the geneticists say. I have never really met other mutates, but
I’m sure I’ve passed by some. My “ability” is that of absorbing
other “ability’s”. They say that I’m extremely lucky with that
gift, for I can do more special things than the other mutates. The
bad side is that I can’t choose which one I want. I just absorb
them. Three years ago I just erupted into flames in the middle
of the street. I can control fire ever since.

~5~
I can also: bend time and space (one of the first I got), heal
myself from anything including death, fly (yes, I can literally
fly), shape shift (only into animals, yet) and paint the future.
Now, don’t think I’m invincible or something, because I have
only absorbed those things. I’m not as good as the original
owners of it, though the longer I have the ability, the better I
become in it. So bending time and space is one of the best
things I can do, but even that I can’t hold on for long.
Most of the time I try to hide it and don’t use my powers at all. I
don’t want to be a freak that ends up in a creep show. So you
understand I don’t tell many people. In fact I haven’t told
anyone but my best and oldest friend, who died in a car
accident. Ever since I kept it as secret as possible, not even
telling my family or Jane.
Well, that was my not-so-interesting story. Pretty interesting
huh?

The day passed by slowly. Nothing interesting happened

anymore.
‘What do we have for homework?’ Asked Luke when our
class was busy with their schoolbooks by the lockers. Jared
already answered, so I didn’t bother to. I had to wait until
almost everyone left, since my locker was at the bottom in the
middle. I waited for the moment that He passed by. He always
does on Mondays, because on that day His school day ends at
the same time as mine, and his locker is around the corner at
the end of that hall.
I met his eyes for a short moment, and as usual I was too shy to
look any second longer or to say something. He smiled gently,
so I smiled back. And then He was gone again. Jane gave me an
“I-told-you” look and laughed. I ignored it and pushed me
through the legs to get to my locker, not wanting to wait any
longer. I grabbed the books for tomorrow and put on my coat.
~6~
The first couple of miles I cycled together with Jane, but then I
had to ride the remaining 13 miles and 85 yards to home alone.

I was bored, so I decided to go to a remote little forest that lies

on the way home. I threw my bicycle aside and entered the little
forest. It was, as always, amazingly quiet and peaceful. But I
was about to interrupt that silence.
I searched for my favourite spot, which was a little circle where
didn’t stand a tree or bush. It was like someone cut that little
place open especially for me. I stood in the middle and closed
my eyes and concentrated. I held my hands before me while I
was searching in my own head. I imagined the absorbed
ability’s before me in a row, and passed by them one by one,
until I found the right one.
I concentrated even harder on that specific ability. I began to
feel the energy of it in my stomach and pushed it up and into
my arms to my hands. It was hard to hold the energy together.
When it came into my hands, I released it. Flames burst out of
my hands. I opened my eyes and smiled pleased. It works! Of
course I have done this many times before, I love the warmth of
it, but it costs so many energy to hold it under control that I can
hardly do it longer than a minute.

Only thirty seconds had passed when the flames were getting
too hot and started to grow bigger and bigger. I pulled back the
energy, which was almost as hard as pushing it out, and
released it again in my stomach, where it was safe.
Those thirty seconds had already tired me out, so I sat down
and caught my breath.
My hands began to hurt and I noticed that they were burned. A
normal person would freak out by seeing their hands like that,
but I’m far from being normal so I sighed and concentrated and
imagined the row of ability’s again. I picked one out of it and
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send it to my hands. The burns disappeared and the pain was
gone. Again it demanded all of my energy, so I laid down and
closed my eyes. Suddenly I felt something wet. It began to rain,
great. I stepped on my bicycle again and left the forest behind.

Of course I was soaking wet when I came home. And of course

the home was empty. Father was on a business trip and Mother
was somewhere drinking until she ends up in the hospital
again. So, it’s the same as usual.
I went upstairs and checked my email. Hey, I’ve got a message
from Facebook. “Eric Rockhouse posted on your wall.” Well
that was something new. While being a little nervous, I opened
my Facebook and rode the post.

Eric Rockhouse wrote:

Hi,
You’re that girl I bumped against right? I didn’t
know I already had you on Facebook :$
I couldn’t help but to smile and feeling a little embarrassed.
Without any hesitation I wrote back.

Anna Drewson wrote:

Heey
Yeah I’m the one :S I’m really sorry!
Oh gosh, I need to stop saying that, you probably
already get the point :$
I did hesitated for a second before clicking the Send button. He
is online, so I anxiously awaited a reply. Within a few minutes I
heard the familiar sound of a notification.

Eric Rockhouse wrote:

Haha you’re right, I do get the point. But I think
it’s rather cute :X
Aren’t you in the same class as Diana?
~8~
Anna Drewson wrote:
Thanx, I guess, though I’m not as cute as you think
:$ Yes, I’m in the same class. Why? She’s you’re
girlfriend? :$

Eric Rockhouse wrote:

Well, you don’t know exactly how cute I think you
are, so you can’t know .
No, she’s not. I don’t have a gf :S I’m her cousin.
Anna Drewson wrote:
Aah that’s mean, now I can’t stop wonder how much
you think! She’s not? :O I thought you already had
a gf. You can get any girl you want :X

I was totally caught in the conversation until I heard some noise

downstairs. As quickly as I could I closed the internet and
jumped on my bed. My mother just came in.
‘What are you doing?’ She asked suspicious.
‘Hi mum.’ I greeted her back while I put away the book I
luckily enough found on my bed just on time. As usual she
checked my computer, though she doesn’t know that the
history of my internet automatically removes itself. She sighed
and gave me an “I’m-watching-you” look and left my room. I
rolled my eyes while I sprayed some air freshener to dispose of
the stench of alcohol. She ruined the whole mood and
interesting conversation, so I decided to go to bed.

The next morning I couldn’t stop myself from checking my

Facebook. Yeah, I had a message!

Eric Rockhouse wrote:

I’ve never had any really long relationships. They
were all too jealous because I see a lot of girls,
but just as friends, though my gf’s never see
~9~
 that :S Well, I guess I’ll see you tomorrow on
school, I always do :D

I still couldn’t believe he had no girlfriend. He has a lot of

possibility’s. I’m just “one of those girls”.

Jane joined me to ride the remaining miles together. Of course I

told her everything as soon as I could.
‘He’s really interested in you!’ She said smiling.
‘No, I’m just one of those girls.’ I sighed repeating my
thoughts. She rolled her eyes and began to cycle a little faster.
We arrived too early on school and decided to go to the
studio’s. I play piano since I was six, though I never took any
lessons. There is a grand piano here in school, and I’m in love
with it. I don’t have a piano nor a keyboard at home, so I play
on school a lot.
‘I’ve missed you.’ I said while I stroke the keys and took
place behind it. Jane laughed while shaking her head. She
grabbed a guitar and sat across the room and began to play
softly.
I took a deep breath and put my fingers on the keys and smiled.
I decided to play Oltremare from Ludovico Einaudi, he is my
example, and the lovely sounds began to flow out of the piano
and shaped a beautiful melody.

I forgot my surroundings and only had ear for the gorgeous

notes and only felt the cold keys under my fingers, which
seemed to play by itself.
It seemed like I was in a magnificent open place in the middle
of a forest. Right of me was a lake, where swans were happily
drifting together. Left of me stood a big tree, the biggest of the
forest. Its branches spanned high above me, big green leaves

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growing out of it. The long grass felt gently against my bare
feet, flowers grew every between it.
I was still sitting behind the grand piano, its black lacquer
shining in the bright sunlight. The tones brought peace in the
forest, animals were attracted to it and listened to it with joy.
I felt an inner peace and silence inside of me. It filled me up and
emptied my overfull head of the worries and painful thoughts.
No more questions rushing through my head, no more
problems which kept me worrying all the time, no more
distractions. Just quiet.
Suddenly a big gust blew through the forest. The animals fled
in fear and the swans flew away disappointed. It was getting
harder to play, the keys began to feel heavier and heavier. The
sun disappeared behind big black clouds and the forest became
dark. All the leaves of the big tree came falling down at once
and covered me. I couldn’t see anything anymore. The silence
in my head disappeared, making way for the worries and
tiresome thoughts again. A big crack sounded and I was back in
the classroom again. The melody had stopped, the notes were
broken.

Jane looked at the door, I followed her look. Someone was

standing in the doorway, someone who destroyed my peaceful
forest. But I couldn’t blame him, like he knows that I’m so
carried away by the piano that I fly to a beautiful dream world.
I had to admit that he was kind of pretty. He had brown hair of
medium length. His eyes had a greenish colour. He was smiling
gently.
‘I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt you, but I have class
here.’ Class? I looked at the clock and panic came rushing up. I
missed the bell. Hastily I stood up and left the piano behind.

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 ‘Hey,’ The boy said to stop me, ‘you beautifully.’ Again he
smiled gently and I smiled back, a little uncomfortable. Jane
grabbed my arm and pulled me away to nearest stairs.
‘You know him?’ I asked curiously. Jane shook her head.
‘Come on, we’re already late.’ She always hates it to be
late. It freaks her out, really.

Luckily we were just on time for our German class.

‘He was already watching for a while, you know?’ Jane
said suddenly. I frowned.
‘It was the school bell that interrupted your play, not that
guy.’ I still frowned. ‘And?’
‘And, he really enjoyed it and kind of looked dreamy.’ She
hesitated a little. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing.
‘You think he likes Me? Haha Jane! He was probably just
enjoying the amazing sounds of the piano, nothing more.’ She
nodded and then laughed too.
‘Quiet lady’s!’ Warned Miss Bolgard us. We immediately
pretended like we were paying attention, still giggling a bit.

~ 12 ~
~ 13 ~
Jane and I walked to the computer next to the administration.
Everyone may use that computer to check their timetables. And
so did we.
I felt his presence behind me, totally aware of his existence. He
stood at the table behind me, chatting and laughing with his
friends. I knew I was going to regret it, but I just couldn’t resist
it so I closed my eyes and concentrated. The row appeared
again and I picked the most familiar out of it. I heard a clock
ticking and saw the clock-hand. I concentrated harder and
harder, until it stopped. There was no more ticking and the
clock-hand was frozen. Slowly I opened my eyes again, and as I
had hoped not only the clock-hand was frozen. Everybody was
as still as a statue. I sighed satisfied. Strangely enough I still felt
his presence. Normally everybody didn’t just look like one, but
also felt like a statue, which can be pretty creepy sometimes,
especially when they look at you with those cold eyes.
‘Hey, what’s wrong with you guys?’ I recognized the voice
immediately. No way! As fast as I could I turned myself
invisible. I walked to the table, and there he was, still moving! I
could hardly believe it, no one ever moves when I stop time.
He gave a little push to his friends, but they didn’t react.
‘Is this some kind of joke? Seriously, it is not funny.’ He
said a little irritated. Then his mouth literally fell open when he
looked to the cafeteria. No one moved. There was even
someone who hung still in the air and there were some pieces
of food and junk frozen in the air.
‘No way.’ He whispered full of disbelieve. And then he
saw the big clock, and the frozen clock-hand and he realized
that the time had stopped. ‘This cannot be happening.’
I thought exactly the same. I was used to the living beings
turning into cold and frozen and creepy statues thing. In fact, I
had never even imagined that there were some exceptions.

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He walked away from the table, his expression was full of
shock, searching for a single moving thing. But there were
none. I felt kind of sorry for him, and I wanted to know why he
could resist my ability. So I walked towards him, slowly
turning visible again. He looked more shocked at first, but then
he sighed relieved and even smiled a little bit and then he
frowned.
‘You?’ He said a little surprised. ‘What’s happening? Are
you doing this?’ I stood before him and tried to smile to comfort
him a little, though it didn’t seem to help much. Then I couldn’t
help but to frown too.
‘How?’ I asked a little amazed. He looked puzzled and
then repeated his question again. Even though he probably
already knows what’s happening, I was still not so eager to tell
him. I have never told anyone but Lilly. He sighed and then
looked me right into the eyes and it looked like he was
concentrating hard on something. I frowned even more.
Suddenly it felt like someone hit me on my head and it began to
burn and hurt unbelievable much. Automatically I grabbed my
head and I cringed. It was like some giant was slowly crushing
my head with his big dirty hands. He looked in pain too,
though he didn’t cringe and moaned in pain.
‘Stop it!’ Begged I while the pain continued on and on.
Then it suddenly disappeared again. Still in shock I stood up. I
knew it came from him. Did he hurt me on purpose?
‘What did you do?’ I asked, doing my bests to hide my
anger. He looked even more in shock than me. He stared at me
with big eyes and he obviously didn’t know what happened
either. After a few seconds he seemed to come to his senses and
he was able to speak.
‘I-I’m so sorry.’ He said almost whispering. ‘I honestly
didn’t know this was going to happen. Normally when I...’ He
didn’t finish the sentence. Suddenly I felt a big amount of
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energy flowing into my body. I recognized it from before. I was
absorbing his ability. The new energy nestled in my head,
which was rare. It hurt and I automatically grabbed my head
again and then it disappeared again. Again he looked puzzled
and shocked and a little scared.
When I realized what exactly had happened I had to smile,
which surprised him.

~ 16 ~