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better see a doctor’s note or not see them at all tomorrow."
                "Yes sir."
                Terra took Marissa’s clammy hand leading her out to the car. Once outside, Era took a deep breath, having claimed earlier that it smelled like gym socks, an overdose of cologne and perfume. Terra could only smell the sweat and cleaning supplies (the strongest of the scents).
                "How am I going to get the prescription by tomorrow?" Marissa worried.
                "I'll call Ingrid, she'll write one for you. It won't be here for a couple of days, so unless the next two are cloudy, you'll be at home."
                "I guess..."
                "You're usually ahead of the class; you have nothing to be concerned about."
                Terra unlocked her door and pressed a switch on the inside for the others to unlock as well. "We'll have something to get your mind off of it. Era, show her what we found at the library."
                Once inside the car Era picked up the newspaper from the floor and handed it to Marissa. It took mere seconds for the de-wrinkling and the gasp to come. Then there was a disbelieving silence. Terra glimpsed in the overhead mirror to see her brows furrowed in either confusion or distrust.
                "You believe this, Terra? You think this was caused by fire?” Marissa asked.   “There's no evidence to say it's him..."
                "You don't think so," Era questioned.
                "Well... Our time is running out and this is pretty convincing. It says they weren't able to discern a cause... I just... Terra believes this?"
                They all laughed, and Terra intervened, blinking and trying to keep her hands steady on the wheel. "I do, but with good reason. We saw him today, Issa. We met fire at the library."
                "What?!" She jumped between their seats gripping their shoulders like vices. "Really?! You did?! How did you know?!"
                "He's very strong. The atmosphere was if, it was almost crackling, as if in ablaze. It was a sharp experience, there's no doubt it's him. Quite the hot head though, not that it's any surprise."
                "You know what this means, right?! The search is over! We're safe! Just wait until we tell Aunt Gwen! What's his name?!"
                "Wait," Terra said, suddenly serious. "We haven't told him yet. Just because we always knew doesn't mean he has. Maybe he has powers similar to mine. Until I was physically harmed I had no idea what I could do even if I knew who I was." She recalled the time she fell off her bike while learning to ride. She skinned the whole side of her left leg, from the top of her socks to the hem of her shorts. Red spots emerged under the raised skin but it was not long, even before the tears came to her eyes, the skin was put together, the redness and irritation gone, and when she wiped the blood away, there was nothing to be seen, as if the drops had been put there without cause. There were no normal thoughts of going crazy, but pure elation, for she learned then that she had a talent. After seeing her sister materialize into water, she was proud to have something of her own.
                She smiled lightly at the passing memory but went on with what she had been saying. "I thought the element Earth was useless. And, by the way, we don't know his name. He didn't give us anything except rudeness. He didn't even want us to have that paper. He snapped mine out of my hands.
                The point is, we don't know him. We have to find a way to get to him. Right now, he hates us."
                "Why?" Marissa questioned.
                "I don't know, but he does. He did seem to take an interest in Era."
                Era sighed, "What makes you think that?"
                "He was looking at you