light. It happens sometimes when I?m concentrating.?
Helen remembered from her reading that Apollo was the god of
Light, and at that moment Lucas was doing things with light that
were impossible outside of a magic sh
ow. She realized she had seen
him do this before in the locker room at his house, but she had
taken so many knocks to the head at the time she thought it was
just her vision that was off.
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?Aren?t you worried someone will notice??
?Actually, sometimes I do this to make people stop noticing me
when I want some privacy to think. People have a hard time forcing
themselves to look at things that they can?t see clearly, or
things that shouldn?t be possible.?
?Because their eyes slide right off,? Helen interjected, remembering
how her gaze was diverted from Lucas?s face in the locker room
even though she had really tried to focus on him.
?Exactly. If I look far away or too hard to see, most people just
block me out,? he said, and then he gave her a knowing smile. ?You
slouch to get people to stop staring at you. I blur. It?s useful in a
fight, too, only it?s nearly impossible to do when you?re moving
fast.?
?Are you giving me all your fight secrets?? Helen said cheekily as
she put her books in her bag and shut her locker. ?Not so smart,
Houdini.?
?Really? Well, come and get me, Sparky,? he said with a grin as
he backed away.
Sparky? Helen thought, puzzled. But he was already through the
double doors at the end of the hall and she had to go to class.
When the bell for first lunch rang she rushed as fast as she could,