Life was a great thing; a blessing.

That was until May of 1998 when my whole world came to a fiery halt in front of my eyes.

I had just turned twelve the month before, and had just started summer vacation for the year. We lived in a small town in Illinois, only 1,000 people in the whole town and the three of us were pretty secluded from the rest of the town.

But that was okay, as along as we were together it didn't matter.

Mom was the town librarian, she sparked my love for books and always took out a new book for me every week and I always finished them 3 days before she would get the new one. Dad was the town vet and he took care of all the animals; even our dog Scooter.

The day started off with me and Mom getting dinner ready, Scooter sitting and wagging his tail as he watched us move around the kitchen. I heard the front door open and Scooter shot up like a bullet to the door and started barking. "Hey Scoots." I heard Dad say with a laugh. I smiled at Mom and then ran to the door to hug my dad.

"Hey Daddy."

"What's up Lynn-Bynn?" Dad asked, hugging back tightly. I laughed at his name for me and walked with him back into the kitchen, Scooter following like a happy 5 year old.

"Mom and I were making dinner. We're gonna have burgers." I explained. Dad smiled at my mom and then gave my shoulders a little shake before ruffling my hair.

"Lynn, why don't you go upstairs and get your report card to show your father?" Mom said. I smiled and nodded my head before running upstairs and Scooter following at my heels. I had just gotten to my room when the doorbell rang from downstairs. I grabbed my report card from my desk and walked back to the stairwell, happiness flooding through me. But I stopped when I caught notice to the man standing in our archway. He had dark skin and sunglasses on top of his head, and was dressed rather casually. Behind him was two people in suits who looked like they worked for the government. Looking at them made the happiness wash away and something bitter and sick filled my body. "Can we help you?"

"You are Lionel and Greta Lynn, correct?" The man asked, not yet noticing me at the top of the stairs.

"Yes. Is there a problem?" My dad asked, putting his hand on mom's shoulder.

"We've come for your daughter."

"Excuse me?" Mom gasped. I froze in place, a chill going up and down my spine. Scooter had nudged his cold wet nose against my hand, trying to get me to relax but it didn't work.

"Who are you people?!" Dad demanded. The stranger just looked at them before something weird happened to his eyes. They got almost black that you couldn't see the white anymore, which scared me to no end. "There's no way in hell you're touching my daughter."

"You will tell us where your daughter is, and then get rid of everything that has anything to do with her." I watched as my parents didn't argue or yell, but nodded and then they both turned their heads to where I was standing. I caught the man's eye for a second before bolting back to my room, "Grab her! We need her unharmed!" I ran into my room and locked the door, my breathing labored and panicked. Scooter was looking at me with his big blue eyes and then looked up at the large window on the other side of the room. I ran to the opening and quickly climbed over the railing to look down and see my old trampoline. It was rusted and barely worked, but at the time I had no other choice. I jumped off the window sill and fell a couple seconds before bouncing once and rolling off the trampoline. I looked up to see Scooter jump out as well,bouncing high before the trampoline gave out and broke before he came down to my side.

"Come on Scooter." I said and booked it to the woods near my backyard. I didn't look back before hearing an explosion not too far away. When I turned, my eyes watered at the sighed of my childhood home up in flames. Smoke went into the air and I could hear distant sirens from the next town over as everything came smashing down on my shoulders. I fell down to my knees still looking at my house, my parents, my life being burned away and turning to ash. Scooter sat next to me and licked away the tears rolling down the cheeks, my sobs breaking the silence along with the cackling of the large fire.

That was the day Mercy Lynn became a ghost to the normal world, and to herself.

Hi guys :) so if you have never seen or heard of Push, it is a movie from 2009 (which it will be taking place) that features Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning. It is super good and I rewatched it a couple of weeks ago and got the idea for a story. I hope you like it, Mercy Lynn will be played by Saoirse Ronan