Complicated by Bianca Gray (story read aloud txt) 📕

and then the room looked like it exploded. I was very confused.
“Is there something wrong with my powers?” I asked because it wasn’t a pretty color like blue and it blew up the room. Drew looked at his mother and his mother looked back at him.
“Uh oh,” they whispered in unison. Katie waved around the room and it went back to normal. Then she faced me.
“You don’t have regular powers,” whispered Katie.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“You have all magic. Well, for one because you’re a princess but even your mother doesn’t have this type of thing. I thought that those were just myths. But it’s real,” she said surprised.
“Hey, I thought witches and warlocks were just myths. Apparently, all myths come true, right?” I said.
“Maybe, but this is something more. It’s more than just the myths and legends. They say that only the Devil’s son and the Dark Lord’s family could have dark magic but I don’t think you only have dark magic. Try to make it a CERTAIN color,” demanded Katie. I waved my hand around and white powder came out of my hand. I looked around and the room was blue. But I wasn’t thinking about that. Only the Devil’s son and the Dark Lord’s family…family, that’s it! I cried out of my head. There was something that would key into who my father was. The Dark Lord’s family kept ringing around my head.
“Whose the Dark Lord?” I asked. Katie was too busy in her own thoughts that she didn’t hear mine. Perfect.
“The Dark Lord can alter time and he can raise the dead. It is said that his brother is the White Lord, which seems impossible, but it’s true. At a period of his lifetime, he met a young witch. She was a pure witch and she also loved this man but she knew who he was and she couldn’t love this man. The Dark Lord showered her in gifts and affection that she couldn’t resist. She married him and lived in Venus. Then she was big and round with his baby. When the baby was born, World War I broke out. His beloved wife died when his baby boy came into the world and no matter how much he tried the Dark Lord couldn’t raise her from the dead. Her love for the Dark Lord, silenced her, forever,” said Katie. Then she looked at me questionably. My eyes were watery because of the sad, romantic story. Apparently, Katie wasn’t so sad. She looked disgusted. She just didn’t understand. I always remembered how my dad would look so sad on his birthday, June 28. He was the bouncy baby boy who was brought into the world when his mother died. I would bet anything that his father wasn’t so nice to him either.
“That’s so sad,” I choked out.
“Sad? It’s disgusting! How anyone could love the Dark Lord is besides me,” said Katie wrinkling her nose. I shook my head.
“You don’t understand,” I whispered.
“I understand perfectly! This descendant of the White Lord falls in love with his brother, the Dark Lord?? It’s upsetting!” cried Katie.
“It is not!” I screamed at her. Then I burst into tears. Katie came over to me and looked sorry.
“I’m sorry. I mean you don’t know much history of the Dark Lord and the White Lord that you would think that it’s romantic and sad but-,” Katie started to say.
“That’s not it,” I whispered through my tears.
“What do you mean?” asked Katie.
“The-the Dark Lord…” I couldn’t say the rest. I hiccupped.
“Yes?” asked Katie.
“The Dark Lord…is my grandfather,” I whispered.
“What?” exclaimed Katie.
“My father is the Dark Lord’s son,” I whispered, my dry lips barely moving.


Chapter 4
Polar Bears and My Father


Drew and Katie stared at me with wide eyes. My mother had heard everything and dropped the tray she was filling with food. Everyone was
frozen. The words that I had said made everyone freeze. Finally, Katie started talking.
“Ho-How did you come up with that conclusion?” asked Katie hesitantly.
“Well, by what you said. Only the Dark Lord’s family could have dark magic. I have some dark magic. Besides, my father was always sad on his birthday, when his mother died,” I said. My mother came into the room.
“That can’t be! He said he was half vampire! He can’t be the Dark Lord’s son! He can’t! His magic was pure! You got it all wrong, Samanthia!” my mother screamed.
“Rose, I think she’s right. You’ve never seen him drink blood for as long as you’ve known him. I think your husband was the Dark Lord’s son,” said Katie. They all stared at each other.
“So, when’s the wedding?” asked Drew. Katie glared at him.
“What?” he asked. Katie looked away back to me.
“Drew said you were doing a research paper. What is it on?” asked Katie.
“I don’t know if it would help you but it’s on polar bears. Why?” I asked.
“That’s what I thought. You’re fascinated by polar bears. Guess today is your lucky day,” said Katie narrowing her eyes.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“Katie, no! Not until after the wedding and after she has mastered her powers,” said my mother. Katie turned to face my mother.
“She has mastered her powers, Rose. Can you not see that? And I think we’ll have to postpone the wedding anyway. Or make it today and quick,” said Katie thoughtfully.
“No one would be able to come so quickly! Surely you know that Katie,” said my mother.
“Then get her a certificate saying she got married or something but she has to go to the North Pole,” said Katie. My mother glared at her.
“She needs a ceremony that she will remember forever and ever,” said my mother angrily.
“Then wait until she gets back,” said Katie impatiently.
“But she might not survive,” spat my mother. They glared at each other. I was listening to their conversation but I was still not following.
“I’m not following,” I said. They turned to look at me still glaring. Then they stopped glaring and their eyes softened.
“Well, I-,” said Katie and my mother at the same time.
“I’ll talk,” said Katie. My mother glared at her.
“Go ahead. Even though you always talk anyway. Well, you should talk because you do have a big mouth, so go ahead,” said my mom. Katie glared a hard glare. My mother stuck her tongue out. She never grew up has she? I thought to myself. Katie laughed. My mother glared at her.
“Okay, we’ll tell you about the polar bears,” said Katie.
“I thought you were telling her,” said my mother.
“I am,” said Katie.
“You said WE’LL which doesn’t mean only you,” said my mother.
“Whatever,” said Katie while rolling her eyes.
“Don’t roll your eyes at your elders,” said my mother in a stern voice.
“Can I move on?” asked Katie.
“Please do, I don’t have all day you know,” said my mother. Katie scowled at her.
“You need to see what the polar bears are really like. You see polar bears are one of the most powerful creatures. Well, they are under us and they want to be number one. We are the most powerful creatures in the world so they are deciding to demolish us. Well, not them but someone who is leading them. To give us a warning, they have been eating less powerful witches and warlocks,” said Katie. I was definitely suspicious.
“They can’t do that. They’re just animals,” I said.
“They can do whatever they want,” said Katie narrowing her eyes.
“Well, why aren’t you stopping them?” I asked.
“I’m not powerful enough. Eating other witches and warlocks makes them more powerful. Some of them are bewitched or possessed. They would usually eat really powerful witches and warlocks to get really powerful. A whole herd or pack of powerful polar bears could take down about 1 million middle level witches,” said Katie.
“First of all, they don’t move in herds. And second of all, why take me if it’s too dangerous?” I asked.
“You’re nothing I have ever seen before,” said Katie.
“I don’t think I understand,” I said.
“Don’t you see? You are the granddaughter of the Dark Lord, if your hypothesis is correct. You have dark magic that could kill any polar bear, powerful or not powerful, and you also have pure magic, which could destroy anything evil into something better. You’re both evil and good,” said Katie. I was astounded. I just learned about this stuff and already I was the most powerful witch in the world?
“Am I the most powerful witch in the world?” I asked. Katie nodded.
“You’re more powerful than Grandmother Widow,” she said.
“She exists?” I asked more surprised.
“Yes, she is my mother,” said my mother interrupting what Katie was about to say.
“She is your mother?” I asked in a whisper. My mother nodded.
“She is my grandma?” I said more than asked. My mother nodded again.
“Do you understand now?” asked Katie.
“No, I don’t think she should go,” said Drew. I forgot he was even there for a second even though I could feel the electricity between us. I wonder if he feels that.
“If I can help, I think I should go,” I told him. He frowned.
“It might be dangerous. What if your hypothesis is incorrect? You could die, Sam!” he said grabbing and shaking my shoulders. I looked into his blue sapphire eyes. I had to think of something quick before I was stared at with his blue eyes. If I stare at them long enough, I agree to anything he says.
“Okay, just give me a day. Only one day to decide whether I should go or not. Just one day,” I said. He nodded and took his hands off my shoulders. Only one hand lingered there just in case I changed my mind. Katie looked thoughtful but my mother was nodding her head enthusiastically.
“Okay, one day. You have until 6:00 pm tomorrow evening,” said Katie nodding her head. Great, I thought. Katie smiled at me. So did Drew. Both of them wanted me to do what they wanted me to do. Drew wanted me to stay and Katie wanted me to save the day. Which one? That was the question. I didn’t know which one to choose. Who to say yes to? I looked at Drew’s golden hair and his sapphire eyes. Then I looked at my going to be mother in law, Katie. I looked at her crazy, curly strawberry blond hair and her blue-gray eyes. They didn’t look related at all. They didn’t even look like mother and son but they did have something in common. They were both persuasive. All night long they were fighting for my likeliness. For example:
“I’m hungry. When’s dinner?” I said. They both made something magically appear, sometimes more fancier than the other. I always wound up doing something myself any way but do you see what I mean? Then Katie wanted to do each other’s hair and then wanted to watch a movie. She even wanted to have a sleepover in front of the television. I said no to the sleepover. She was very disappointed. Then to make up for not having a sleepover, (Who wanted to have a sleepover with their going to be mother in law anyway?) I said yes to scary stories. Her stories scared the heck out of me. It was ridiculous. Finally, I said good night