Mother Nature meets Father Time...

I could hear the sound of the river echoing through the 4 walls that have kept me safe all this time.

I built these walls myself, sheltering and protecting me from the outside world that has long since broke my heart. No one to save me, visit me, or hurt me, but it is better this way.

I could feel my opal pendant pulsing on my chest...this has never happened before- what does it mean?

I climb my way down the ladder that leads to my bed loft, the sound of the water growing louder. I pull on my glasses and look out my invisible window (that's how I built my Space- I can look out and see the world around me but no one can see me). That's the blessing and the curse of being invisible; my greatest power yet my greatest weakness.

As I pull open the curtains all the air escapes my lungs. Standing 4 feet away from me stands a man...fishing.

Almost as if he's heard my gasps and can feel my gaze, he turns to face me and looks right into my eyes.

HOW?!

How can he see me?!

I have built my Space using all the magic I have ever been taught! No one has ever been able to see my 4 walls, let alone see me. So how? How can he?!

Hands shaking, I pull back the curtains and duck beneath my window. A thousand thoughts marathon through my mind, "How? Who? HOW????"

Holding onto my opal pendant it feels hotter than ever, what is happening? Next thing I know I am pulling my navy velvet cape over my shoulders- my invisibility cape- and pull my glasses back on. Fighting all the voices in my head to move my Space and leave immediately, I walk to my front door.

As I take my first breath in minutes, I open my door and take my first steps out- out to the outside world. The world I swore off after I mastered my Cosmic Power. The world that put me in these 4 walls.

Immediately I am greeted by the warm bright sun. Ahh, how I've so missed this.

As I turn to walk towards the river, I see the man out of the corner of my eye. He's moved down further on the rocky ledge with 2 chairs sitting beside him. Again, as if he can feel my eyes on him, he half turns to face me.

He let's out a long slow whistle.

"It's about time you made it. Now how much longer are you going to keep me waiting? The Sun is getting hot and looking at you in that cape is making me sweat".