Unaltered #2_A Diamond in my Heart Read Online Free PDF Page B

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will come to you when the time is right. Until then, try to find
your place in nature. Keep current with the world’s news and you
may be able to spot our interventions.”
    “Do I have to go back to school? I
mean, honestly, what’s the point?”
    “As your greatest grandmother, I’m
telling you to finish school.”
    “Going to pull that card, are you?
Alright. What about my parents? Should they know what’s going on
with me?”
    “Not yet; all in due time.”
    “Maetha, what do you know about the
Shadow Demons?”
    “They are the consequences of using a
diamond to wipe out a group of Healers.”
    “So, they are the dead
Healers?”
    “Yes, their desire for power holds
them to this world. That’s also why they only go after people of
powers.”
    “Can’t we get rid of them?”
    “Oh, there have been attempts to do so
throughout the years, but so far nothing has been successful. All
we’ve come up with is how to push them back with light. I am of the
mind that they live in an alternate dimension with our darkness
being their windows. They are not present in all dark corners of
the world, only those where they can smell the powers in
existence.”
    “Yeah, I’ve figured that out already.
You said they are the consequences of using a diamond to wipe out a
clan of Healers. Is there another way to wipe out clans without
using a diamond?”
    “Our group of twenty-one Immortals can
kill any group of Healers. But when we do, it only sparks the
development of many immortality-seeking Healers. They see us and
what we can do and figure we must be all powerful immortal Healers
and they strive to become the same. Basically, we end up making
more work for ourselves when we reveal our powers. In this current
world we live in, it’s downright dangerous for us to step out of
the shadows. Governments would love to capture us and find out what
keeps us alive. We have enough trouble with the governments as it
is; we certainly don’t need them trying to find Immortals, to
boot.”
    “I’m going to find a way to eliminate
the Demons, Maetha.”
    “Calli, I believe you will try, but I
don’t see it in your future.”
    “Well, things can change.”
    “Yes, they can. For now, I want you to
try to enjoy your childhood, enjoy your youth.”
    I couldn’t help myself from laughing.
“What? Are you serious?”
    “I’m completely serious. You need to
go out with your friends and go on dates with the young
men.”
    “I’m not interested in any of the boys
around here.”
    “Calli, I’m not telling you to forget
about the vision you saw concerning Chris, I’m simply telling you
to broaden your horizons and experience life for what it is. You
have several years before fate intervenes; get out there and be a
kid.”
    “I don’t know. I’ll try but I’ve never
really fit in.”
    “That is the purpose behind my
encouragement. You need social interaction to learn how to blend in
better, to learn the social conventions of the age, to keep up with
the trends. Before you knew how old I really am would you have been
able to guess that I wasn’t from ‘your’ time?”
    I shook my head.
    “Some of the other Diamond Bearers are
not as cultured and up to date with the world and they are actually
handicapped by their refusal to press forward with advancements. I
don’t want that to happen to you and social interaction on the
basic level is the first step to staying current.”
    “Alright. I’ll hang out a little
more.”
    “Good. I’ll visit you again down the
road.”
    She left me sitting in my chair under
the giant umbrella pondering everything she’d revealed. What would
it be like to be Maetha and watch the world change and evolve over
her lifetime? What would it be like in my own lifetime? Even if I
only lived five-hundred years, what kind of changes and
advancements would I witness? The idea boggled my mind and I put it
out of my head. The issue of hanging out with other kids my own age
had my stomach in knots. I