I didn't wish this gift

Chapter 5: Hidden for too long

"I'm burning, burning, burning, burning just like a fire. Burning, burning, burning, burning..." my radio was playing this awful song when I finally woke up from this nighmare.

I knew something was on fire somewhere. I had no clue of where it could be right now, but I had a feeling that I was right about this. Of course I couldn't tell my parents about any of this and I would have to keep this for myself.

I went downstairs after getting dress for school. This morning, I hurried myself up, feeling a little hurry from my past night. I was a little weak and I knew something was going on somewhere else. I had the feeling that I could have known where the fire was going on if I would have been paying more attention to some unknown clues.

My parents were taking their coffee, as always. My father was reading his newspaper and my mom was watching tv. I arrived downstairs and no one noticed me, as always. I went to take an apple in my fridge and that's when my mother finally saw I was still alive.

"Oh! Hi honey. How was your night?"

"I don't wanna talk about it."

"Is something wrong darling?"

"No, and don't pretend to be interest. I know you aren't. You just don't care about me. Both of you." I looked at my dad to see if he was listening but he was too busy with his newspaper. When I rushed outside, I heard him yell to me to have a good day.

My parents. I'm lucky i'm their only child. If I had a brother or a sister... I knew they would make my life hell. If this isn't already the case. I would be the freak child of the Fairol family and my sister or brother would be the great child of the family. I would be treated as an animal or not far from it. My parents wouldn't even try to be nice 'cause they would have another kid.

What is wrong with me? Why is my life this miserable? Did I own someone something in my past lives? Did I do something wrong and now, God is making me pay for it? What is it? I would like to think I'm a witch or a wizard and that someday, someone will come and bring me to Hogwarts as in Harry Potter. Sadly, I wasn't a caracter of J.K. Rowling's books. I'm just me, freaky me.

The school was a little far from my house. Of course I could take the bus, but with my status, I couldn't take more disgusted looks for one day. Also, the bus driver was afraid of me and he told me that he could lose his job if I decide to provoke an accident, like I could do that. That's where they are all wrong. All of it just because of the Liam's thing. I don't even remember it. This subject was a forbidden thing to talk about. No one in this whole town talk about it. Everyone knew, but no one tell. I wish I could know at least what I've done as a kid. Seems like i will never know. Sad thing...

"Fire! Fire! The library's on fire! Please somebody call 911!" Sabrina was there, screaming as loud as she could. Another girl was standing in front of the library, mouth open and was staring at the wild fire.

I couldn't belive it. There was truly a fire going on. My dream has been true. My drawings were true also. This must be kind of a joke. It couldn't be right. If course I hadn't been able to tell where was the fire, but still. This was kind of freaky.

I didn't even bother to stay there. I called 911, told them there was a fire going on at school. They already knew which school since our High School is the only one of our little town. They told me fireman would come really soon. I didn't stand there any more minutes. I guessed that the school will be cancel for the day and I was right. An announcement as been made later on that day. Every student must stay home. That's what the school's website was telling us.

After learning that the library was on fire, I ran as fast as I could, back home. When I got there, my mom was still home. No chance at all.

"Samantha? Is that you?" asked my mother from her bedroom.