Evie summers (Gifted?) chapter two

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Chapter one:

Readers are introduced to the sweet and innocent Evie and her humorous Friends Trav, Rob jess and minor characters such as Sheldon, EJ the two Erin’s and Zacks.

Readers are introduced to the best Friend Kelly and a deep connection is shown between the pair highlighting their closeness

Adam Evie’s Ex is mentioned

Evie has a vision and is surrounded by the smell of smoke and darkness. It is here she accidently reads Brett’s past emotions, feelings of despaired, acceptance, and his relief and happiness. (At seeing her.)

Evie ‘Runs’ into Brett and a sparks fly between the pair, Evie’s ability to see auras shows us Brett’s is a dazzling display of white light and fireworks “wrapped in gold” almost like a halo. His aura shimmers which is something she hasn’t seen before.Readers see Brett as kind sweet and old fashioned as he pays her a complement, brushing her hair away, saying she is beautiful as her helps her collect her dropped items. Evie catches a sense of sadness and tragedy about him.

Evie and Brett’s moment is interrupted by the arrival of his friends. And readers are introduced to the rebellious, sarcastic Jake and Spunky Sammy who can’t help but pick on Brett. Jake warns Evie off with his narrowed eyes and curt nod saying he’ll see her in “English.” with readers preserving him as dangerous.

Chapter two

Hurrying around the corner I leaned against the south wall that lead to the garden; catching my breath.I had no idea what had just happened, Brett was gorgeous, and sweet... And he had called me beautiful... My heart skipped a beat just thinking about it.

The few times I had seen him around I had always thought he was gorgeous, but I had never actually talked to him.I had never seen him talk to anyone really  just Jake.                                      I had English with him; he was a joker, the dark and sarcastic kind that liked to cause trouble. Brett seemed to be the polar opposite of him.

My phone beeped with a text from Kelly.

Where is u?

I grimaced at her grammar and sent a quick reply telling her I’d meet up with her later, and that she needed a better dictionary on her phone.I was still shaken up from Jakes creepy pervert stare and needed to clear my head; the vibes I got off that dude on a good day generally freaked me out, today was different…Plus I needed to think about what that vision might have meant; I’d almost forgotten it during my encounter with Brett and his interesting choice of friends to say the least.

I knew just the spot.

Taking one last calming breath I walked over to the main garden.                                                     I always felt most at peace when surrounded by nature, the trees and grass made me feel like I was connecting with the earth itself -that made the school’s garden one of my most favorite places.

Settling down in the shade by a row of large palm trees, I dug my fingers into the earth and focused solely on slowing my breathing; opening my eyes I knew just the place to go as I stared off into space.                                                                                                                                     I had done this on many occasions: connecting with spirits; it was both a gift and the burden that came with being gifted. Sometimes spirits were relentless in bombarding me – trying to steal my body - while at other times they disappeared from my radar altogether.                                         Today however, they seemed more eager to connect but kept their distance.

The spirit world slowly took focus, drawing me into their parallel universe.Everything looked the same; I was still under the palm tree surrounded by roses and aloe vera plants, along with other flowers I couldn't name but were equally colorful, blowing gently in the wind.

 Everything felt the same, except muted; every touch, sensation or emotion a low buzz in the background. I felt like I was floating. I liked the not feeling thing, and often came here just for the peace and quiet it offered. Sometimes I came here just get away from everything.

Ghost of the departed lingered around me as tiny orbs of white light, however today only one of them revealed their presents: My grandmother.

 Evelyn Summers had died before I was born, so my parents had named me after her. As a little girl I remembered her reading me bed time stories and watching over me while I slept. It wasn't until I was eight and questioned why mum never talked to her that she told me gran had passed away before I was born.

You see the dead could reveal their spirit to you in the waking world but you had to be very perceptive to connect with them and know how to spot them. I however could do something totally different; in moments like these I could actually connect with them and visit them on their plain. Sure it was dangerous as far as Google was concerned, and grandma, but I needed to be here: it felt like coming home - where I was meant to be.

Her form materialized and her narrowed eyes met mine.I could follow her thoughts: You shouldn't be here. The thing was I came here a lot and not only that I could bring people with me. Well, once, and that was my younger brother Ty. She hadn’t revealed herself to me since then; only in dreams were she could keep me at arm’s length and away from here.

Her small frame heaved a sigh and she walked up to me calm and collected, her shoulder length blond hair blowing in the imaginary wind."You shouldn't have come here."

Her eyes were the same as mine, a rich green. A symbol of our connection to the earth she had once told me.

"I know, but I had too."

Her face softened. "You’re having a hard time accepting your fate, substituting this world for your own is not right, it’s unhealthy and dangerous."

When I didn't respond she continued: "Love is what make us strong Eve, trust is what weakens us, which is why this world is dangerous to you; you hold to much trust that it will fix things. You need to go home and feel again, feel and process that is what will help you."

I shook my head. "You don't understand, it’s more than that... this world calls to me, sometimes I -"

 I couldn’t finish and looked away in shame. It was the ugly truth; as much as I enjoyed my life and friends, everything had changed. I suddenly felt like time was ticking away, that time was running out. Here everything stopped and I was safe, here, scary as it seemed was where I felt like I belonged.

She walked forward and touched my face, the action; warm and comforting was lost on me.

 "This will not change what happens, what you know is in your heart. You need to accept what your body is telling you, what your mind sees."

I ignored her, not because I knew what she was saying was true, but because I didn't know what it meant. Instead I changed the subject. "Why have you stopped visiting, every time I see you its less and less frequent, and lately all you do is sprout riddles, why can't you just talk to me like a normal person? Something's happening isn't it? I can feel it. The change in the air, something dark and horrible... It sings to me."

It also horrified me.

She nodded her eyes sharp, "I can only guide you for so long Evie, I did my job, but you need to stop coming here seeking answerers you’re not ready for if you cannot even accept what's right in front of you. Coming here at a time like this is dangerous.”

 Seeing my curious expression her tone abruptly changed. “Bringing him here was especially dangerous."

I blanched. "I didn't know! How could I? You said you he would get better!"

She clicked her tongue and raised a pointy old hand toward me. "You brought your brother to the spirit world Evie, what did you expect to happen? That he would be unaffected? That is a place of eternal rest and you hand delivered him to the world of the dead leaving his soul up for grabs! A part of him will always stay there until he dies, waiting to be reunited, a soul cannot be split Eve why do you think he is so sick?"

I stepped back as if she had slapped me, it was hard enough knowing I was the cause of Ty's sickness but having it spoken out loud; the anger and hatred radiating from her body? The message came through loud and clear.

Gone was the warm, gentle loving woman I had grown up with, who had comforted me through the nightmares and kissed away my tears. Instead a completely different woman stood in her place. And the way she looked at me: as if I were a rat beneath her feet that needed to be poisoned- I mentally shrunk away but refused to show fear.

 When I was game enough to meet her cold stare she studied me, whatever she saw in my gaze spurred her into action. Resolved she began speaking in Latin, I stilled my mouth dropping as I began recognizing the incarnation; what was happening.

"Leave, Evie, you broke the rules now it’s up to you to fix your mistakes and face the consequences of your actions. You know what you have to do but coming here has turned into an addiction, you need to go home and be with your brother while you still can."

I shook my head horrified; she could see what happens… he was my brother, her grandchild. How could she let this continue? Why wouldn't she tell me how to reunite his soul? Why wouldn’t she let me fix this?I looked down as my hands began flickering in and out and I looked to see my body back in the real world my begin materializing.

“No! Please Grandm-“I choked, falling to my knees as everything went dark and her voice, the only thing left rung out around me.

"Death is ever looming, and it has arrived. It will be your actions that determine who suffers. Evie Claire Summers I hereby banish you from the otherworld."

I'm awear the last part makes Evelyn look bipolar i'm still fixing that up and the lay out.

in my mind she's  young; 30s- 40s but has the personality of an old wise lady. her abruptness is more out of reading Evie wont stop coming to the otherworld and is trying a new tactic that will effectively hit a sore spot.

Chapter two:

Devils more into Evie’s powers with her connecting with the spirit or ‘other’ world

We meet Evie’s departed grandmother Evelyn Summers and it becomes clear Evie comes to the otherworld because it mutes her feeling and emotions, it a place she uses to get away from everything, were she doesn’t have to feel. We learn that it’s become a bit of an addiction because she’s drawn to it; it’s where she feels she belongs.

We see Evelyn’s soft side, she is wise, and humble but changes when she realizes Evie uses the otherworld as a substitute for her own so she doesn’t have to feel the guilt of causing the sickness of her little brother Ty by bringing him to the world of the dead.

Evelyn bans Evie from the otherworld, forcing Evie to go home, to process her emotions and the guilt of her past actions, so that she can be with her brother while she still can. Speaking in riddles in the hopes that Evie will be able to help her brother, she is both condescending and sneaky in which she reveals hidden information to Evie.