A Stroke Of Magic by Tracy Madison

Author:Tracy Madison
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Love Spell

Chapter Ten

Clutching my pencil tighter, I stared at the page in front of me. My breathing came in fast, shallow huffs. My anxiety grew. Why wasn’t this working? Maybe I wasn’t focusing hard enough. Closing my eyes, I imagined every muscle in my body relaxing.

Maybe if I’d paid more attention when I’d taken that meditation class, this wouldn’t be so difficult. I concentrated on what I wanted to happen. On what I needed to happen. My breathing slowed, and suddenly the slightest of tingles swept through my fingers. It was there. I could feel it.

Opening my eyes, I put pencil to paper. The tingles increased, and shivers cascaded down my spine. My fingers twitched. The pencil began to move. I told myself to remain calm, to not do anything that would interrupt what I’d worked so hard for all morning. Hell, all week. But then, for no reason that I could discern, the shivers, tingles, and magic disappeared. Bam. Gone.

Snapping the pencil in half, I threw the pieces across the room. They hit the wall with a soft clack and then fell to the floor. The urge to toss my sketchbook in the same direction came over me. I resisted. Because no matter how upset I was, there was no reason to behave like a spoiled child. My eyes rested on the blank page, and I swear it mocked me, inanimate object or not.

“Oh, hell with it,” I muttered. Giving in to the urge, I flung the sketchpad as hard as I could. It sailed through the air, hitting the wall with an oh-so-satisfying smack.

Yep. It made me feel better. For about three seconds.

But of course my aggravation returned. A week had passed since the cookout, and I still didn’t understand anything. Like: what would happen if I didn’t find my soul mate before my daughter was born? Even if I did, how would I know for sure I’d found the right guy? And of course, how could a man I had zero attraction for possibly be the key to my daughter’s future?

It would also be helpful to understand my magic a bit more, such as why it worked sometimes and why other times I got nothing. Sighing, I willed myself to calm down. I so wanted to talk to Chloe about it. Unfortunately, I couldn’t. She’d asked for a temporary time-out, just until things chilled out a little. I understood, but I didn’t like it.

At least I still had Grandma Verda and Elizabeth. They were coming over later to see if the three of us could figure out what I alone hadn’t been able to.

Thank God for that.

The phone rang, interrupting my thoughts. Hoping it was Chloe, I answered immediately. “Hello?”

“Alice? It’s Ethan.” My heart slammed against my chest at the sound of his voice.

“Oh! Hi. What’s up?” I tried to be cool and collected, but I probably failed. You see, I’d avoided having any personal discussions with Ethan this past week. Even so far as turning down a lunch invitation, claiming I had other plans.

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