"What's wrong?", the teacher looked at me in concern, "was it too much for you to bear?", she peers down at me.
"I saw no fire", I lie expertly, "it was more like I saw myself in a river. I almost drowned".
More like I almost got you all burned to crisp. Am aware I would have burned them had I not opened my eyes when I did so.
"Oh my", she places a hand on her chest, "did I put too ymuch pressure on you?".
"I have an imaginative spirit ma, it's not a big deal", I smile at her.
" Okay", she smiles before turning to the girls, " good job", she looks at the one who have a blue swirl on her head instead of the red and purple on the head of the rest of the girls, " you've not still mastered the art Mel", she sighs in disappointment, the girl Mel looking down in shame.
"Am sorry Ma, I will practice more"
"What if her gift isn't fire but water?", I decide to help the water controller, "it wouldn't hurt to try her out with the others, that way you will know which category she falls in".
The teacher gives me a look of surprise, " I've not thought of it that way, I just paired her based on the specialty of her parents. I will try her out with the water controllers".
" Mel go and stand beside the water controllers, you will be practicing with them from now on" she instructs the girl who've been looking at me strangely.
The girl visibly released a sigh, "thank you Ma".
"High Prince Buchim you can go back to your seat", the teacher smiled at me.
I turned to walk back, but my eyes caught that of the mistress.
The look she have on her face as she gazes at me was enough to make me shiver with fright in my bones; she's looking at me with interest.
Like how a dog views a bone before it devours it.
I will do well to steer clear of her.
She's bad news. Am really aware of that.
"Are you okay?", Kwofo asked when I sat back on my seat.
i nod, "I've never been much better".
"You looked really pale when trying to focus on your inner powers", Happy says, " are you sure you're really okay?", his face was filled with concern for me.
"Am okay, just felt a little spooked because of the water I almost got drown in".
He blinks, "are you sure you're not a water controller?",
I shrug, " if being a water controller means getting nearly drowned by the water am supposed to have control over, then am a water controller", I said with a roll of my eyes.
" Am just voicing my observations", he shrugs.
" What do you have with all this observation stuffs? you're always observing".
" What can I say?", he smiles goofily, " am good at observing stuffs. You wouldn't know what's happening around you if you don't take time to study those around you".