The Transference

CAMILLE

I let out a sharp breath as my eyes open, and begin gasping for air.

Holding my hands out, I turn my wrist, seeing my palms before moving my hands up my body. I can feel my body, I can feel my skin but that's not all, I feel alive, I feel like myself again. I am me, I am myself. I can't believe I'm in control.

This is all I've ever wanted since she stole my body. And I'm back. I am back. I'm–

The sound of people screaming in agony interrupts my thoughts, bringing my attention to my surroundings, where I am.

The familiar fountain at the middle of The Vale comes to view. Oh great! I'm in The Vale not Di Hipsodat but that's not all. The buildings are on fire: the school, the dorms, they are all up in flames and some parts of the buildings are crumblies with some people still inside, I can hear their screams.

"What is going on?" There's no one around me to ask, the people around the fire are running for their lives while some are helping getting people, other casting spells to stop the fire from spreading or undoing it, I don't know.

I have to help. I need to help.

I look down at my hands, I don't know how long I've been dead or unconscious but I still remember some magic spell to stop this. I can do this.

I clap my hands together before rubbing them against each other slowly as I cast the spell, a backward one to reverse whatever's causing this. "Nruter ot eht yaw uoy erew. Nruter ot eht yaw uoy erew." I toss in a more powerful spell to back the backwards because it doesn't seem enough. "Lafa dorh run blede das gha glasqus yunkin di alla noya. Nruter ot eht yaw uoy erew. Nruter ot eht yaw uoy erew! Nruter! Ot! Eht! Yaw! You! Erew!" Screaming the last part, I draw in breath and fall down to the ground, my body collide with gravel ground.

Panting when I hear voices around me. It's been a while since I've done magic and boy did it take a lot from me. "Guys, over here." Unfamiliar voices speaks from above me.

"It's her!"

"She's the one who started the fire."

"Cami! Cami! It's Cami," I feel pair of hands touching me, grabbing me from the ground but I'm too weak to even open my eyes or move. "Cami, it's me Alicia, are you okay?"

I hum as she moves me placing my head against her shoulder. "Hmm... What hap...happen... What happened?" I manage to ask.

I open my eyes and see the fire is gone, the smell of exhaust and burnt stuff is all gone. "Is everything back to normal?"

She nods. "Yes! You did, you put everything back to normal. How are you? Where have you been? They said you died and you came back and started setting everything on fire. What's going on?"

I started the fire?

I didn't. I was–

The doubt clears from my face as realization sets in. She did this. She fucking did this. What–

"Clear out!" An unfamiliar deep voice commands from near us. "Everybody stand down and walk away from the suspect."

Alicia places her hand under my armpits to help me up, my vision is still blurry but I can still make out the figures approaching me. They don't look like our professors. They look like law enforcement.

"Cami Stark. I'm Agent Smith from SBI." He flashes me something that I'm assuming is his badge. "You're coming with us."

They don't even give me the chance to explain or ask what's going on. One of them pulls me from Alicia and before I know what's happening, they're grabbing my hands and slapping cuffs on them behind me.