Immediately Clara saw the baby, she knelt and praised the white tree. Everyone thought she was possessed but Alicia took her seriously, she asked herself many times why her baby had white hair from birth. Clara was taken home to rest but she died in her sleep, she has seen what she was expecting. It was on her birthday and everyone began to remember her words, the family gathered and she was given a befitting burial.

Alicia was discharged and the baby was named Brittney, she was a beauty that everyone admired. Even the blind could feel her beauty but she couldn't walk even at the age of 10, her parents did everything possible to get her on her feet but nothing worked.

They got tired since the doctors couldn't diagnose what was wrong with her legs and they decided to let her be while they concentrated on her siblings but Brittney was very helpful. She could do things that even her parents couldn't do, she had these fairies that took instructions from her. She would clean the house without moving a finger, Alicia was always surprised about it but they were quiet about it.

Brittney wasn't famous at school, she would heal wounds, and prevent accidents but still other students didn't get close to her because she had white hair, couldn't walk, she is somehow weird. She could have been a star if they knew she had magic but she chose to hide it from everyone.

She grew into a beautiful lady and decided to leave the City, her parents were worried about her but she knew she would be fine. Brittney was tired of being alone, she had few friends but she wanted more.

She wanted a companion, she wanted love, she could easily possess a guy but she wouldn't do that and no one was ready to be committed to her because she couldn't walk and her white hair was something else.

After much deliberation, she moved out of the province to find love and happiness. She couldn't hide who she was, she healed a little boy who was cut by iron on the bus, she did it from far and no one knew she did it. Brittney moved into a new apartment, she searched for a job in the city because she was eager to work.

She wanted a normal life like everyone and one day, she fell into a trance. She saw a tall white tree that could speak, the tree offered to take her power in exchange for her to walk.

She was happy and wouldn't think twice about it, she was about to say yes when she remembered how she has been able to save lives and help people with her magic.

She was standing in the dream, she burst into tears as she said 'I choose to remain this way, the people need me more than I need my legs". Brittney woke up with tears in her eyes and she wept more as she screamed, why can't I just have a good life?.

Brittney clocked 30, she was happy helping others but the loneliness she was feeling had bad effects on her. She was heading to the mall one evening when she saw an accident scene, she wasn't in the mood to use her power but she went through to heal the victim. That particular magic made her weak and she fell from the chair, she was rushed to the hospital where the accident victim was taken to be examined.

Brittney woke up later and was allowed to go the next day, her power wasn't strong enough to do anything so she needed help with her wheelchair.

She was struggling with it when the man she saved offered to help her push the chair, she felt loved at that moment.

No one suspected her magic in the new city so it was easy for her to move freely, she wished she could tell the man that she healed him but that wouldn't be a smart move. He helped her to the mall and they somehow started a conversation, they exchanged contacts and became friends.

A few months after, he made his intentions known about dating her. Brittney was surprised and it got her emotional, she didn't hesitate to say yes.

That night she saw the white tree in her dream again, the white tree said it didn't regret using her body as an abode since growing in the hospital wouldn't be possible. The tree told Brittney everything she needed to know about her magic, it further explained that she would have never found true love if she was selfish because the only man that would love her dearly would have died in that accident if she had exchanged the magic for her legs.

The discussion was over and she woke up only to discover that her legs were heavy, she tried stretching them to see if it would help but her fairies whispered into her ears to try standing up. She wasn't sure of what she heard and they repeated it, Brittney didn't believe them because the white tree never mentioned to her that she was going to walk.

She was still thinking about it when her lover knocked, he got her a big teddy with flowers. He placed them on the sofa as instructed by Brittney, she told him to help her out of the chair and he did gently to prevent her from falling.
She took a few steps and discovered she could walk, she jumped and he moved quickly to catch her, he was surprised she didn't fall.

How did that happen? They hugged each other as they both got emotional. Brittney called her parents immediately to share the news, they traveled to see Alicia and got married months after. The couple lived happily and she never mentioned her abilities to her husband as she continued healing people anonymously.

When she clocked 50, the white tree appeared again. It asked her how life was treating her, Brittney expressed her happiness as tears were pouring from her eyes.

In the end, the white tree revealed that Brittney's selflessness was the real magic, that simple act made life beautiful for her.

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