Chapter 11

Savannah's POV

“Sav, what's wrong?” - Maddie asked, but I couldn't utter a single word from the pain.

“Say something, please. You're freaking me out. That's it, we need help.”

I could hear everything clearly and the pressure was slowly intensifying. I felt like I could burst into millions of tiny pieces soon. Maddie's hands were trembling and she was a mess too. She had no idea what to do. She unlocked her phone and dialed someone.

“Put it on speaker.” - I rasped out.

*“Hello Maddie! Are you on your way?”

*“Hi, no we had to stop. I didn't know who else to call. Something's wrong and we don't know what it is.”

*“Okay. Tell me everything.”

*“Sav isn't okay. She has fever, nausea and headache and it's getting worse. We think it might be connected to her being a witch. And she started screaming in pain too.”

*“Ask her what she feels.”

*“You're on speaker and I think she can hear you. That's all she told me before it became gradually worse.”

*“At least there's some progress. I know a witch who can help. Wait a few seconds. Do you know if the phone works in the realm?”

*“I really hope so, but there's one way to find out.”

I had a feeling that Maddie called Zamyr. She was panicking, but she knew that won't end well. She tried to pull herself together as much as she could and she was doing a damn good job. For some time there was silence. I hope that witch can and will help me. Another wave of pain hit me and I screamed once more. This wave lasted longer than the first one, so did my scream.

*“Are you here Maddie?”

*“Oh, thank God it's working. She screamed from pain again.”

*“You're on speaker too. I'm with Sandra, she can help.”

*“Hi, Maddie. Can you tell me what's happening right now?”

*“She's getting worse. She was screaming from the pain again, but she's looking at me now.”

*“Does she know what's happening around her?”

*“I guess so.”

*“She needs to tell me what she feels apart from the pain. It's essential.”

*“She can't speak from the pain, Sandra.”

*“That's okay. Savannah, listen to me. I need you to nod when I ask a question and Maddie will tell me when you nodded, okay?”

*“She understands it, Sandra. She nodded.”

*“Perfect. Where do you feel the pain? All over your body?”

*“Stop, she nodded.”

*“Okay. Is it a good kind of pain?... Bad?”

*“She nodded for bad.”

*“Do you feel some kind of pressure?”

*“She nodded.”

*“Is the pressure increasing?”

*“Yes, she nodded.”

*“That's all I needed. Her powers are trying to surface. She needs to be among witches. That's the only way the pressure won't kill her. I'm sorry for the brute words, but everybody needed to hear this.”

*“Damn it! Dorothea didn't tell us this.”

*“Who's Dorothea?”

*“A witch we met in Salem. She said that Sav's powers will appear, but she didn't tell us that her life will be in this kind of danger.”

*“She couldn't have known it. This is extremely rare and it happens to witches who possess a huge amount of power. It doesn't matter if the witch is in a coven or not. We haven't had this situation for centuries. We need to bring her here. The witches on Earth can't help her. If she can hear us, she can see us too which means she fully believes in the existence of the supernatural.”

*“Okay, but how can we get her there, Zamyr? We can't move from here.”

*“You don't have to, I'll be there within seconds if you give me the exact location.”

*“I'll share it with you.”

Then the call ended. I heard everything, but my mind was too messed up to fully comprehend it. That's why I wasn't panicking that I could end up dead. I didn't understand how Zamyr could come here in seconds. We were still hours away from home. I was thinking about this when another wave of pain hit me. I couldn't help, but scream from the top of my lungs. The pain this time was excruciating. Then I felt arms around me, but the pain was too intense for me to realize that the arms didn't belong to Maddie.

“Sandra said we have to prevent her from fainting and falling asleep. The situation can get a hundred times worse if she's unconscious. I can't bring you with me Maddie, but I'll take care of her. Drive until you find a place to stay the night. Don't drive all the way home today. You're exhausted and your thoughts will drift to Savannah constantly. I don't want you to get into an accident.”

“I know you'll take care of her, I'm not worried about that part. I will look for accommodation for the night. Call me if anything happens, okay?”

“I will.”

“Sav, look at me. It's going to be okay, Zamyr and Sandra will help you. I can't come with you, but I'll be in touch with Zamyr. Don't do anything stupid. You can trust them.”

I looked at Maddie, but I didn't have the strength to do anything else. The pain and pressure was getting too much to handle. My vision was getting blurry too and I was on the verge of passing out. At least that's what it felt like at that moment.

“Look at me Rose, you cannot close your eyes, do you hear me?”

Nobody calls me Rose. I hate when people call me by that name ever since my parents left. They called me Rose. For some reason this time hearing that name sounded comforting. This must be from the pain and the possibility of dying. I looked for the person to whom the voice belonged to, but I couldn't see his features clearly from my blurry vision. I tried to keep my eyes open with all my might.

“Sandra will help you now. We're here. Hang on a little bit. Sandra, we're here, open the door please.”

“Put her on the couch and wait outside please. Things can get ugly and I might not have the time and power to protect you.”

“I don't want to leave her, but I will wait outside. You need to concentrate on her fully.”

“Savannah, I'm Sandra. I was the one on the phone minutes ago. Concentrate on my voice, that's all you have to do right now. I know it hurts and the pressure is too much, but you have to relax. The more you resist the pressure, the more it'll hurt. Soon your magic will recognize mine and that's the moment it'll burst out of you. Don't panic, you can't hurt me unless you really want to. I can channel that excess energy and everyone will be safe.”

It took me great strength, but I nodded. Maddie told me to trust them and that's exactly what I did. Soon the pain subsided and something clicked in place deep inside me. My magic must've recognized Sandra's. After a moment my whole body started tingling and something was surfacing.

“That's it Savannah. You're doing great. Your magic recognized mine and vice versa. You're feeling a tingling sensation, right?”

“Yes.” - I said. This was a sign that I was getting better.

“Now just relax and let the power take control over your body. Like I said, you won't hurt anybody and I also put a spell on the house to prevent your powers destroying it and something else outside. For a week your powers will be unstable and you might accidentally destroy a thing or two in the process. It might be better if you could stay here with me or someone else who's a witch and can be the anchor to your powers.”

“I'm a teacher and I can't really take a week off. Can I hurt people?”

“Unintentionally, yes. That's why I don't recommend being among people, especially humans.”

“Okay, then I'll tell them I'm sick and stay here. I don't exactly know a witch except you and Dorothea and she's old. I don't want to bother her. I have so many questions.”

“And I promise you can ask them later and I'll answer them. Right now don't think about them, just relax. Your case is unique, you know. For centuries no witch was born with this much power. The others would like to meet you.”

“I want to meet them too, but will they accept me?”

“Of course, you're one of us. We made some terrible mistakes in the past and we're trying to undo that. Do you feel different?”

“Not really, the tingling just turned up a notch, but it's pleasant actually.”

“That's good. It means the magic inside you accepts you. You'll be a witch fully within five minutes. Whatever happens, let it happen.”

Sandra didn't say anything else and we just enjoyed the peace. Suddenly the tingling stopped and the power burst out of me. Things in the house started falling on the ground and something exploded. I looked at Sandra and she was okay. My powers didn't hurt her at all. The second wave was stronger and the walls started to crack. I had a feeling that wasn't supposed to happen.

“Fuck! You're much stronger than I anticipated. My spell isn't strong enough to contain yours. I'm channeling as much as I can, but it's still not enough.”

I was silent. I didn't want to disturb Sandra while she was concentrating. Soon the windows shattered and that's all it took for my power to go rampant. Something exploded outside and there was nothing that could be done by Sandra anymore. Then everything went silent. Sandra was panting, but I felt powerful. I sat up and took in the destruction. The pieces of furniture were all over the place and the walls almost collapsed along with the house. My eyes were as wide as saucers. I was the one who did this.

“I'm so sorry, Sandra.”

“It's not your fault. I underestimated your strength. You didn't hurt me and everything else can be cleaned up here. I'm more worried about what happened outside. How are you feeling?”

“Amazing actually. I'm a whole new person.”

“I'm glad to hear that. Stay here, I'll go and take a look outside.”

“I'm coming too. It's my fault that something happened.”