The letter
After another schoolday, George drove me home. I made myself hot cocoa, and I was nipping on it when butler Dave came to me with the mail of today. The envelope was brand-new, with beautiful calligraphy. It was addressed to me, but nobody knows where I live. I turned the container around, but there is no return address.
I opened the envelope and read the letter.
--> Dear Luke, you are almost sixteen years old, and I expect that you are experiencing some 'thoughts.' I also hope that your foster parents have explained your power. I foresee that you have questions, and you can ask them. But I am the only one who can answer them correctly. I suggest that we meet at Bowpark, at the water fountain on the red bench. I will see you at 8:00 pm tonight. Don't tell where you are going; nobody can know that we are in contact. Please, bring this piece of paper and the envelope to the nearest container. It will solve itself five minutes after opening it. I will see you tonight. Greetings, Melchior. <--
And as said, the letter was solving itself slowly in my hands. I almost ran to the nearest container and dumped the ashes. Who was Melchior, and what does he know about my powers?
I was deep in thought when my little sister disturbed me to come to play with her.
"Luke, come with me. I have a little tea party, and Bruno, the Bear, wants to play with you."
"Illyana, easy. Watch out, monkey. You have too much energy; I don't want you to hurt yourself." I laughed at her, she fell like three times, but she's okay. When we arrived at her room, I saw all her stuffed animals in a circle with a cup of water, I think, in front of them.
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It is almost 8:00 pm; I am pretty nervous about meeting Melchior. Am I stupid? I am attending a man, boy, teenager, I don't know, without even knowing him. Is he going to kidnap me? *gasp* Is he going to kill me? No, Luke, be reasonable. You are going to the gym; you can handle him.
At exactly 8:00 pm, a person is arriving towards the red bench. "Luke?" Said a deep voice. I shakily nod at him and stand up to give him a proper handshake. He looked at my hand and began to talk to me.
"Luke, I am Melchior. I know this is not a great timing, but I am your real dad. Your mom passed away a week after you were born. I was alone and had no money; I had no other choice to give you to the adoption center. Family Garcia owed me a favor; that is why they adopted you. I hope they are good for you? Are you happy with your life?" He asked with an in-depth look into my eyes.
All I could do was nod at him. Before I could even process what he just said, he went on.
"Now, about your power. I passed my power onto you. I don't possess it anymore, but I can help you control it. The reason why you need to control it is that you will get powerful and you will mislead people you care about. In the end, you will end up alone, and the power will take over your emotions and habits. It will become dark, you will become evil, and there are only two ways out of the darkness. 1. Die. 2. You will need to find your soulmate; only your soulmate can reduce the darkness and bring back the light into your life."
My mouth fell open. This was a lot to process.
"It is already 9:00 pm, you need to go back to your mansion. Let's meet again, here, tomorrow at 7:00 pm to practice. Please, promise me that you try to block out other people's thoughts."
I nodded again. "I will, Melchior, uh dad, uh what do I need to call you?" I stammered.
"Melchior is fine. See you tomorrow, Luke." He said and within a blink, he was gone. Into the night.
It was already 10:30 pm when I laid down in bed, thinking about this evening. I avoided everyone in the house, otherwise, I would talk to them about what happened. I am no that great in keeping secrets, I was way too excited. I met my birth dad, unfortunately, I couldn't meet my birth mom. Maybe I was too powerful already when I was born.
At 1:00 am, I fell asleep. Into a dreamless night.