Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Women who carry a little extra weight live longer than the men who mention it.

The rays of the sun illuminated my room, and if one were to look closely, they would see shadows rippling in and out of the light. A stone ball and a tendril of dirt chased each other. The dirt twisted and stretched as it followed the stone and separated into lines and formed a symbol.

The stone ball stopped moving. Then the dirt fell out of the air, sprinkling across the floor like rainfall.

Drat.

I was practising my earth manipulation. Controlling the stone ball and dirt wasn’t difficult but controlling them while trying to shift them into different shapes was a whole different beast. I raised my hand and the dirt rose once again. It swirled in the air and then flew towards me, circling me like it was in orbit.

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