Rain

I always had a hard time sleeping, but that night was the worst. I tossed and turned, trying to figure out what it all meant. Was it just a coincidence that my parents had named me Rain? Did they know something I did not?

Eventually I gave up and went to the kitchen to eat something. I would decide what once I got there. To my surprise, my parents were sitting at the table with a plate of cookies and a glass of milk. "We have been expecting you." My mother grinned.

"Oh-kay." I said cautiously as I sat down.

"I know this must seem really strange, but we know something happened today. We have been waiting for this day for sixteen years." My dad explained as he and my mom grinned like kids in a candy store.

"So, enlighten me." I scoffed.

"You see," my mother started,"The day you were born a woman escaped from an ancient prison. We had heard stories of her existence, but never knew whether she was real or not."

"Her husband either." My dad cut in.

I raised an eyebrow, "And who is she? the puberty fairy?"

My parents chuckled a little and grinned as they took my hands, "Something very special happened that day at the hospital. The woman was hiding in the NICU when we were brought in to visit you. She was glowing like an angel. One by one she gave all the children a gift, and as she did her glow lessened. She smiled at us as she passed by, and we thanked her for choosing you as one of her children."

"So what you are telling me, is that an angel went around the NICU and blessed all of the children?" I smirked, this was unreal.

"Well, she is not really an angel, but to us she is. You know, your friend Johnny was there." My dad continued.

"Yes, he and many others from your school, I am sure. As this angel touched every child we asked her what gift she had given them. She just smiled and told us we would know soon enough. But she did tell us what your gift was. She said you would be able to control the rain and the seas and use them to do good for the world."

"Yeah, well, this angel of yours visited me in a dream and told me I was to conquer some evil that is coming. But I do not have any special powers, I never have and never will." I stood up, this was just like my parents. They were always trying to make me believe in fairy tales.

"Wait," my father said, gently touching me on the shoulder. "Will you try something for me? You see this dish of water, see if you can make waves in the water."

I gave them a hopeless look, but they were so anxious I knew I would not be able to go to sleep until I did what they wanted. Fine. I leaned over the table until my eyes were level with the dish. I stared at it for quite some time saying alright dish, move! When I was about to give up, the dish jumped off of the table and onto my fathers head. He was shocked, but we all started laughing, and so my mom told me to try something else. Part of me wanted to go back to bed, but the other part was curious to see what else I could do.