Free Revelations (The Revelations Series Book 1) by Pamela Daniell Page A

still fresh in her mind. She never thought she would be able to master the elements; her first try had been a disaster. She shuddered as she thought about how she had tried to get the water to form a whirlpool in the kitchen sink, but instead it had burst through the pipes with so much force it had snapped the faucet off sending water spraying all over the place. Alex managed to shut off the valve under the sink quickly, but not before the floor was flooded.
    When she had tried to summon the wind, a lawn chair had propelled through the living room window; and she had created such a dust storm by trying to control the earth it had taken days to air the house out. There was one element she had yet to learn how to master though, and that was fire. Maybe it was because she was too scared to even attempt it due to her previous failures with the other elements, or maybe because it was the most powerful element of them all.
    Jenna glanced at her clock on the bedside table and couldn’t believe it was ten A.M. already. Remembering her mom was taking her shopping today, she threw her comforter off and hurried out of bed, grabbing some clothes from her dresser and quickly getting dressed.
    She grabbed the brush off her dresser and ran it through her hair, then pulled it up into a ponytail so it wouldn’t be in her face all day. She put on her shoes and hurried out of her room into the bathroom to brush her teeth; then raced down the stairs and into the kitchen to see her mom sitting at the table drinking a cup of coffee and reading the paper.
    “Good morning, sleepy head,” she said as Jenna walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table.
    “Good morning. I was worried you left without me.” Jenna grabbed an apple out of the bowl in the middle of the table and took a bite.
    “I wouldn’t do that. I know how much you’re looking forward to going.” Erin folded the paper and set it on the table. “Do you want some breakfast before we leave?”
    “No, I’m good,” Jenna said taking another bite of her apple.
    “Good, then let’s head out. We can get lunch after we do some shopping.” Erin picked up her purse, fished the keys out and headed for the front door.
    Jenna finally noticed that Alex wasn’t with them. “Wait, where’s Alex?” she asked, looking around for him.
    “He said he didn’t want to go. He took off into the woods a little while ago.” Erin opened the front door and waited for Jenna to follow before closing it behind them.
    Jenna wondered if Alex was still upset about her taking the day off. The last thing she wanted was for him to hold a grudge against her and work her even harder. But, that wasn’t something she was going to worry about.
    Town was about fifteen minutes from their house. It was the perfect distance, close enough that if they needed anything they could get it quickly and far enough away to provide them with the privacy they needed for Jenna to train undetected.
    “Do you think we could drive by the school?” Jenna asked, excited about the thought of becoming a normal teenager again. She missed her friends back home and although she could talk to her mom about anything there were some things a best friend was needed for. She had contemplated calling Carly a few times to tell her she was safe but she knew it would put Carly in danger. She was sure the Densen Institute was watching all her former friends to see if she would contact them. So, she didn’t call. She thought about texting or emailing her, but those could be traced. So she had come to the realization that she would never be able to see or talk to her best friend again, and that alone was breaking her heart.
    “If you’d like to, we can,” her mom replied making a left onto West Avenue. The school was halfway down the road on the right hand side. “There it is,” her mom said pointing to a big brick building. “I’ll go next week and sign you up. I have to forge your old school records so the Densen Institute