Potential

My phone alarm woke me up at midnight and I groggily made my way down the stairs towards the basement door with the spell book in my hand.

I already had a hand on the door knob to the basement when I heard my uncle's voice in the kitchen.

He sounded agitated and i couldn't make out who he was talking to until I noticed the phone pressed against his ear.

"It wasn't my fault... I gave you all you asked for now please just leave me and my son alone"

I wonder who he he's talking to and what's wrong with Andy?

"No you can't expect me to do that she's just a kid" I knew he meant me but what couldn't he be expected to do?

"I have helped you enough now leave my family alone" he hung up the phone and took a swig of the vodka in his hand.

He was quiet for a second before he yelled and threw the bottle at the wall making me flinch and drop the book.

"Who's there?" He said "vixen?"

No use hiding now "hey uncle max" I said sheepishly.

He looked like he had seen a ghost "what are you doing up? And how long have you been standing there?"

He obviously was trying to know if I had heard his conversation so I said "no I just came downstairs now to get some water"

I made my way to the fridge to grab a bottle of water "what about you? Who's got you so angry?"

He tended a bit but quickly relaxed "oh it's nobody I was just on the phone with my boss that's all"

Why's he lying?

I'll drop it for now but I have to find out who he was talking to and what he was talking about.

"Well I'm off to bed" I gestured to the water bottle and made my way to the staircase.

He ran his hand through his hair before answering "good night "

I stayed by the staircase and when I was sure I was out of sight I Summoned the book to myself and tiptoed towards the basement door.

I opened it quietly and shut the door behind myself. I felt around for a light switch and put it on.

The basement is pretty big. I know the practice is gonna make a lot of noice so I quietly cast a sound proof spell.

For the next two hours I practiced some easy spells.

By the time it was 2:15 am I was ready to crawl back in bed.

So I tiptoed towards the stairs but was stopped in my track when I noticed my uncle on the couch with the bottle of vodka in his hand.

He was snoring. I walked up to him and took the vodka from him before covering him up with a blanket.

I was about to go when he gripped my wrist and whispered "help".

And that was when I noticed it. Their glass on the floor in front of him, he hadn't been snoring he was groaning in pain.

"Somebody help!" I yelled "help!"

Oh no.

That's when I remembered we were home alone. Grandma left after dinner to go handle some thing with the covern and abuela was at her daughter's house for her baby shower.

I flipped through the book for a diagnosis spell and found one.

I placed my hand shaking hand on his forehead and chanted the spell.

According to the spell he had overdosed on a drug and if I didn't get him help soon he would die.

I ran up the stairs to grab my phone and call 911.

The ambulance was here in less than 15minutes.

"What happened to him?" one of the paramedics asked

"I think he overdosed" they rushed him into the ambulance while I held his hand.

By the time we reached the hospital grandma Maggie was already there.

She hugged me tightly as we waited for the doctor to give us news.

Soon a chubby man with a goatee who introduced himself as doctor lee came out "ma'am your son is fine but he's in a coma"

My grandma gasped and murmured "I can't lose another child, no no"

I couldn't help the glistening tear that rolled down my cheek.

"You can go see him now if you like"

We both went into the room.

My uncle max who always had stories to tell now laid on the hospital bed pale and still with tubes sticking out of him.

All that could be heard in the room was the quiet sound of grandma's sobs and the beep of one of the hospital machines.

Just then doctor lee walked in "ma'am I need to talk to you, it's about your son"

"Sure" she sniffed and wiped her tears "I'm all ears"

"I think it'd be better if we talked outside" he looked at me and then back at grandma.

She just gave me a sad smile and walked out with the doctor trailing behind them.

I didn't even try to cast an eavesdropping spell to listen in on their conversation.

Instead I walked over to my uncles side and said "hey, you're gonna be okay" he didn't move "your gonna get up and keep telling me stories and you'll finally let me meet Andy" I chuckled at this but he still didn't stir.

So I just sat on the bed and held his hand. Immediately I did this their was a sharp pain in my head like a knife had just been plunged through my skull and soon I was no longer in the hospital.

Instead I was back at home. I figured I must have somehow been transported into uncle Max's memory because this looked like what happens before I came up from the basement.

Their uncle max was sitting on the couch drinking vodka and crying.

I walked up to him and tried to comfort him but he couldn't hear or see me.

Just then a cold wind blew and the window opened. He didn't get up to close it though but he soon became wary when a gust of black wind blew into the house and took the form of a man.

"Wh-what are you doing here?" Uncle max said to the shadowy figure whose face I couldn't make out "I gave you what you want so just leave me alone"

The figure didn't speak but by the exchange it was obvious they knew each other. Perhaps this was the man he was talking to on the phone earlier.

"Say something you bastard" the figure advanced towards my uncle faster than I could speak and muttered some things in a language I couldn't decipher and soon my uncle was groaning.

"Uncle max!!!" I screamed as the glass vase on the table by the sofa fell and shattered.

My uncle also fell back on the sofa in a position that made it seem like he was sleeping. The vodka bottle fell from his hand but was soon suspended in midair by the figure who placed it back in his hand.

He was gone just as fast as he was there and soon the only sound that could be heard were my uncles soft groans and that was when I walked out of the basement.

I exhaled sharply as I was brought out of my trance back to the hospital room where my uncle laid.

I quickly let go of his hand like it was on fire and stood up from his side.

This means that my uncle didn't overdose. That shadow person just casted the spell to make it look that way.

I was still trying to wrap my head around everything when my grandma walked in with sunken eyes.

"Come dear let's go get some coffee from the cafeteria" she said.

I followed her out of the room and we walked in silence. I could tell their was something on her mind and she was debating whether to tell me or not.

I just decided to ask "what did the doctor say?"

She tensed a little then relaxed before saying "nothing important" okay now I know she's hiding something.

I was about to ask something else when she changed the subject and said "I've arranged for Andy to fly over here and live with us for the time his father will be in a coma"

At least there was an upside to all of this. I would finally get to meet Andy though I wish it was on a better occasion.

My grandma forced me to go back home soon after saying I have to go to school today.

Abuela was home by then which made me feel better. You know what they say misery loves company.

I was also in charge of preparing Andy's room for him seeing as he's have special needs due to his disability. Which is directly opposite my room so I can keep an eye on him.

Soon it was time for me to get ready for school but I hadn't slept a wink.

I mean how could I when my uncle was in the hospital and his crippled son would have to come stay with us.

I still managed to get dressed and get ready for school, though I didn't spend time on my hair or apply any make up. I also didn't eat breakfast cause I didn't have an appetite.

I was planning on visiting uncle max after school today.

Mason tried to talk to me on the drive to school but I just wasn't in a chatty mood. He got that and soon left me alone.

I checked my schedule and my first subject just so happened to be English which means I'd see that blue eyed jerk again.

I walked into the class and as bad luck would have it the only available seat left was the one next to the devil himself.

I just sighed and took my seat.

"Hello sunshine" he said.

"Don't talk to me today cause I'm not in the mood"

"Jeez who pissed in your cereal" he laughed at his own joke which just earned him a glare.

He was quiet for exactly 43seconds before he spoke again but this time he didn't sound like a dick "hey are you okay though?"

I didn't reply so he took it as an indication for him to continue "if there's something wrong you can tell me"

I still didn't answer and soon his all knowing dick voice was back "okay then you leave me no choice"

I didn't know what he meant until I felt another presence rummaging through my head. This dick is reading my memories.

Without even giving him a chance to speak I swung my fist squarely into his nose causing a crack sound to be heard across the whole room and as the rest of my misfortune would have it the teacher chose that moment to walk in.

"Miss Everdeen this school doesn't condone violence detention for the rest of the week and Tristan go to nurse's office"

I was about to protest when mr blue eyes beat me to it "no ma'am it wasn't her fault, I deserved that if you want to punish someone punish me"

"Fine then you can join her I think this would be a nice bonding exercise for you both. In fact both of you just go to madam Rebecca's office"

Great this jerk got me in trouble on my second day of school.

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So who do you think is this mysterious figure?

And who is excited to meet Andy and see how detention will play out?

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