Document C
The Shot
By Irma
I woke up. The alarms were going off again.
Tamara was staring out the window.
“I have a new power,” I said.
“How do you always know?” she asked.
“T just know.”
I got out of bed. I grabbed a clay mug off the dresser and
dumped some earrings out of it.
“Think anyone will miss this?” I asked.
Tamara looked and shrugged.
I thought of the power of fire and the mug melted in my
hand.
Tamara was still standing by the window.
“Maybe it’s not a drill,” I said.
It took a second for her to speak.
“Yeah,” she said. “It’s not a drill this time.”
“How do you do it?” I asked.
“What?”
“You're always cool.”
Tamara shrugged.
“Your jacket,” I said, holding it up.
She smiled. “I won’t need it today. What’s your new super
power?”
“Tcan melt things, but I can’t do it from a distance. I have
to touch them.”
Tamara nodded.
“Is there a fight coming?” I asked.
“I don’t know yet.”