THE RAGING FRINX
Evelyn stands, winking at me before slipping out.
The nurse sets the basin on a nearby table. “My name is Marissa. I’m an AQUA, and I will be healing your wound.” Her voice is robotic, detached, as if she’s done this a thousand times before. “Please raise your arm so I can examine it.”
I lift my arm, revealing the angry red-and-purple bruise spreading across my ribs. She barely reacts—like she’s seen much worse.
With a simple gesture, the water in the basin rises into the air, forming a hovering sphere above my injury. As it sinks onto my skin, an icy sensation spreads through my body, deep into my bones. The pain fades, melting away with the water.
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