Fire Starter

By Diane J Cornwell

When Belden was blamed for using his fire talent to melt all the candles in the classroom, he was threatened with mind wiping. He was also not impressed when Casi asked for his help to understand how his fire talent worked. Was it so she could control his talent? Should he help her?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tift Publishing
• Release date: Jun 12, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452353838

Diane J Cornwell

Diane J Cornwell learnt to read before she started school at the age of five. At school she learnt to write the words she already recognized. She loved going to school. When she was asked to write a story on her holiday activities, Diane wrote a story on what she wanted to do, not what she did, and earned an “A” grade for the homework. That started her on a life of writing fiction.A bi-product of all that reading was creating her own stories about determined characters who try to make the right decisions the first time during their adventures. Stories she can read over and over again just for the pleasure of revisiting the characters.Diane wrote her first full length novel in 2007, and hopes to have many more stories created in the coming years.

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Fire Starter

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Diane J Cornwell

FIRE STARTER

By Diane J Cornwell © 2010

Published by Tift Publishing at Smashwords

Cover Copyright © 2010 Diane J Cornwell

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This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, incidents and actions are either products of this author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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FIRE STARTER

Nine year old Belden stared in disbelief at the puddle of melted wax on his desk.

He heard an intake of breath from Verge. Another puddle of melted wax spread across Verge’s desk. So, they both melted their candles. But Verge can’t start fires, can he? How come both candles melted?

Belden glanced around the classroom at the other students, finally noticing the stunned silence. Everyone stared at him, some glared, some frowned but two had a look of disbelief on their faces. What happened, he whispered to Verge.

You don’t know? Verge whispered back, but Belden didn’t hear because of the loud clicks of claws on marble tiles. The sound announced the arrival of four Jlaantei guards. They marched over to the teacher, stopped, turned and faced the students.

Everyone stand and move away from your desks, Gryta, the Jlaantei teacher was drowned out be a scream.

One girl hung on to her arm as she tried to stand. Her legs pushed her desk forward. The desk tipped over and hot