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"Once s slide down, but she did it again

"Okay, onethis for over an hour!"

Cathy rose and rushed to her "Are you questioning led in her nose, but she did not back down

"Yes, I’ over and over the same drill for an hour when I’ve obviously mastered it"

Anne said quietly, "Calid’s face "You’ve irl Do it again"

"No"

Cathy’s hand shot out and gripped her neck, lifting her feet off the ground as Brigid tugged at her hands

"I can’t--"

"Do it" Cathy groith bared fangs "Again"

Brigid tried to ignore the instinctual panic, knowing she didn’t need to breathe, but for a brief second, she was a s hot air She tried to build up the fire along her arms, but it swirled and sparked completely out of control Cathy dropped her and she tuain"

Brigid felt the flames erupt from her hands just as Anne sent a cool ainst sain She lifted a hand to check her head and Cathy saw her

"Don’t worry about your fucking hair!"

She shot to her feet "Don’t tell me what to do!"

Cathy roared in her face "You’re an idiot, Brigid Don’t you realize? It’s not going to be when you’re in so to be when you’re angry or afraid That’s when all of this is going to have to be like second nature That’s when you’re going to have to control yourself"

Her heart was pounding Her breath came hot and fast "I always control s were long in her mouth She felt the blood drip over her lower lip where they pierced the skin "You were deliberately provoking an to circle each other like two aniry She could feel the air shiid" Anne’s soft voice drifted to her, piercing the red haze that fell over her eyes "Brigid, what are you really angry about?"

She blinked "What?"

"Why are you angry with Cathy? She’s your teacher She’s only trying to help"

"She’s treating me like a child"

Cathy scoffed "You are a child"