05 Meows, Magic, & Wands by Madison Johns

Author:Madison Johns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-02-11T06:00:00+00:00

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Petunia fidgeted with the thin fabric of the witch costume. It just didn’t feel right. She almost put on the one Bonnie bought for her, but she really believed that dress was enchanted somehow. Oh, but it was so pretty. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt if she tried it on one more time.

She smiled when the costume was on, admiring her reflection.

“No fair!” Pansy said as he bounded into the room. “Does that mean I get my hat back now?”

“No. I believe that hat is very negative. I think I’ve been silly thinking Lake Forest is enchanted or that a dress or hat could be cursed.”

“Cursed?” Pansy laughed as he rolled on her bed. “Finish up and meet me downstairs. Merlin might calm down after we leave. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ate his way through the bathroom door.”

“I’ll be down in a minute.”

Petunia was startled when she entered the kitchen. Aunt Maxine’s wacky friends were seated at the table.

“Oh, there you are,” Aunt Maxine said as she stirred the contents in a pan.” Her eyes narrowed when she spied Petunia’s dress.

“Is that the dress Bonnie gave you?”

“Yes.”

“I thought you said it was cursed.”

“I thought you said it had bedbugs,” Noah said as he joined them in the kitchen.

“I was wondering if I was overreacting about the dress.”

“You think?” Noah asked with a smile. He then wrinkled his nose. “Whatever you’re cooking, I hope you don’t have enough for me.”

“Noah! That’s not very nice,” Petunia said.

“Be a dear and change into the costume I put on your couch,” Aunt Maxine said.

“Hurry up, before something dreadful happens,” Hazel said. “You were right; it’s cursed. Bonnie gave me a costume, but it gave me the hives. See.” She lifted her shirt to show a rash.

“I think I’d better come back later,” Noah exclaimed. “I think I forgot to feed my dog.”

Petunia shook her head as she changed costumes and brought the cursed one back.

“What should I do with this costume?” Petunia asked.

“Toss it in the trash,” Aunt Maxine said.

“Burn it,” Wanda said with a nod of her head.

Hazel rubbed her hands together. “First cut it into small pieces and then burn it.” She smiled as if proud of her suggestion.

“Is that really necessary?” Petunia asked.

Aunt Maxine and her friends chimed, “Yes!”

“I’d feel really bad if Bonnie found out I just tossed the costume in the trash. Maybe I should return it.”

“Throw it away, Petunia. If Bonnie ever asks you about it, tell her you misplaced it.”

“I hope she doesn’t ask. I already hurt her feelings when I told her I couldn’t wear it. I’ve had a bad feeling ever since I put the costume on at Bonnie’s house. The hat she put on Pansy made him nearly kill poor Merlin.”

“Are you sure the hat did that?” Aunt Maxine laughed. She poured the liquid from the pan into a coffee cup and tossed a match into it. Flames shot out of it and the kitchen filled with smoke, setting off the alarm.

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