Sarah a sauté un peu quand un garçon a soudainement chuté à côté d'elle, s'est présenté et a plongé dans le trailmix.
Elle a souri à la fille et a dit "Merci, je suis sûr que ça viendra à portée de main plus tard!"  Avant qu'Eric ne prenne une autre poignée, elle s'est mise dans le sac et a accepté quelques goodies.  Je suis Sarah au fait. Ces combats ont l'air intenses! Heureusement que les profs sont là pour s'assurer qu'on ne s'énerve pas trop les premiers jours, non?  Elle savait qu'elle avait l'air nerveuse, mais Sarah n'était pas du genre à prétendre être quelque chose qu'elle n'était pas. Elle était excitée d'être ici, mais nerveuse en même temps parce qu'elle n'était pas sûre de ce à quoi elle devait s'attendre.
Sarah a jeté un coup d'œil aux deux enfants qui venaient de se battre pour la première fois alors qu'ils munchaient sur son trailmix. Ils n'ont pas l'air beaucoup plus mauvais pour l'usure, ce qui lui a fait se sentir un peu mieux. Se battre ici allait être dur, mais au moins elle survivrait. Dans une vague soudaine de compréhension et de sympathie, elle a appelé "Allez les gars! C'est bon!"  au prochain couple qui avait été appelé dans l'arène. Elle sourit à Eric, et la fille aux cheveux frais, et ajouta d'une voix plus douce : « C'est bon, merci. »  Elle a soudain réalisé qu'elle ne connaissait toujours pas le nom de la fille et a ajouté "Quel est votre nom? Je ne peux pas continuer à parler de toi comme de "la fille aux cheveux cools" pour toujours, n'est-ce pas?"  Elle rougissait et décidait de mettre encore quelques morceaux de trailmix dans sa bouche pour l'empêcher de pousser des trucs plus stupides.
Name: Sarah James
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Appearance:

Powers: Water
Sarah can control water, but only when she’s near a source. This means she knows when she’s near water, or the general direction she should look in, but she cannot trace the plumbing in the walls, so to speak.
Sarah has some control over her powers, and has even begun training herself. She cannot keep this up very long, and has problems focusing her attention. She also loses her shit when she gets angry.
Personality: Sarah is anything but shy. She is a rowdy girl who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. She doesn’t seek the spotlight, but somehow it usually finds her. Sarah is fun loving and intelligent. She uses humor as a shield, but once you get through this you’ll never find a more loyal friend.
Background: Sarah grew up in a lighthouse on a small island off the coast. She loved living near the sea, though it was an isolated area. She is an only child, and her parents home schooled her. Not because they were overprotective, but simply because it was easier than making the trip to the mainland every day. She was enrolled in the local High School as an online student, and most teachers were very accommodating.
The family found out about her powers the one time Sarah was really upset. Sarah was 12 and always stressed. Something about the sea made her restless, but her parents attributed it to puberty and tried to move on with normal life. Sarah wanted to move away from the water and its constant pull, wanted to go to school, but simultaneously feared the other children. During this stressful time, her father was in a serious accident, and Sarah did not know how to deal with her emotions. He was in the hospital, and she was on her little island. In a flurry of frustration, fear, feelings and tears, she blew up the plumbing. Water came pouring out of the walls, the shower and toilet were destroyed and during the long minutes it took her mother to shut off the main water supply, the house seemed to cry along with Sarah. Thankfully, her father recovered, and the cottage was rebuilt.
These days, there’s no running water in the house itself. Behind the cottage, there’s a small fenced off area with a structure in the centre. This structure houses the shower, toilet and laundry room. A small tunnel underground connects both buildings.
Sarah’s parents researched the whole thing online, and discovered that Sarah is one of many children who face similar challenges. This discovery did not change their love for their daughter, and the family remains close and loving.
After intensive training with her mother, Sarah now heads away from the house, towards the sea, when she loses control. She now understands her connection to the water, and the way it calls to her, and being near water calms her. And she can let go of her emotions and mess with the waters around the island without hurting anyone.
That’s why her parents built the “washhouse” on the other end of their property. Sarah spends most of her time studying for school, or working on controlling her powers and emotions. She has never lost control like that again, at least, not in the house…
Trying to guide and teach her daughter as best she could, Sarah’s mother spent hours and hours online, looking for ways to help her daughter. When the Safe Haven academy came up for the 6th time that day, she clicked the link and read with increasing awe. Later that night, after Sarah had gone to bed, she discussed things with Sarah’s father.
The next day, they suggested it to Sarah. The thought of leaving left her conflicted. Being around people and unseen water all the time scares her. But her wish to understand and control her powers more fully won out in the end, and here she is.
Sarah did not arrive with the other students, because a storm made it impossible for her to leave the lighthouse island for several days. Her parents had their suspicions, but Sarah assured them she had nothing to do with it. Reports from the mainland confirmed her story. This storm was way bigger than anything Sarah had manifested before. Gradually, the storm died down and Sarah’s new adventure stretched out before her.
Sarah takes comfort in the idea that even the sea was sad to see her go, and is eager to return home as often as she can. She misses her parents and her home, but is determined to make the best of the situation.