09.1 Bacon (from Strange Brew) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-09-18T12:04:21+00:00

well scrubbed and neat, which was a surprise to Dahlia, who had kept up with the progress of modern education through the newer vampires.

Taffy said, “They look so tidy.”

“Yeah, the kids in her room did look better than the kids in the adjoining rooms,” Clifford agreed. “Shoelaces tied, clothes clean, shirts tucked in. But you’ll understand why in a minute.”

Kathy Aenidis, also known as the Circe, passed through the rows of desk doing her teacher thing. Her red hair was coming out of its low ponytail, and her glasses were sliding down her nose. Her long skirt came down almost to the socks and Birkenstocks on her feet.

Dahlia shuddered, and Taffy said, “Ewwww.”

While the camera followed the young teacher around her classroom, Kathy patted, corrected, encouraged, and chided. But all the while, her fingers were moving unobtrusively by her side.

“I see,” said Dahlia.

“See what? Aha!” said Taffy a moment later. “There, you see? She’s spelling them as she goes.”

“Their test scores are significantly higher,” Clifford said as his hands shot up yet again to still his wobbling head. “The principal told me so. The whole staff thinks Miss Kathy is the greatest thing since sliced bread.”

“She’s definitely got another side,” Dahlia murmured, her eyes fixed on the image of the plump and sweet Circe, whose fingers flickered constantly as she taught the children arithmetic. “I’ll give her this. The teaching job is good cover. Who would believe a word anyone spoke against her?”

“Oh, we would,” Taffy said. Taffy took things literally.

“I sure as hell would,” Clifford said. “Ladies, what am I gonna do about these horns? If I go to my instructor, he’ll laugh his ass off and make it a dinner story for years. And I haven’t had enough experience to attempt anything like this myself. I might vanish my whole head. These horns are throwing my skull off balance! What do you think? Ideas, please.”

“Cut them off?” Dahlia suggested.

Clifford flinched. “Don’t even say that as a joke,” he said.

“They actually look good on you,” Dahlia said, eyeing Clifford with some appreciation. She felt better than she had since Todd’s death. She’d enlisted the services of exactly the right witch, and she was going to have her vengeance. As for her glimpse into the morals of the Circe, Dahlia

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