A Witchly Influence by Stephanie Grey

Author:Stephanie Grey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary fiction, humorous fiction, magic, witches, comic fantasy, humorous american literature, creature fiction
Publisher: BHC Press
Published: 2020-06-01T16:00:00+00:00

Finn’s on the right track. He’s close to where he needs to be. Abby, on the other hand, is a different animal.”

I crossed one leg over the other and clasped my hands together on top of my knee. “I don’t know what to do about her. She’s a nice woman. I wish she’d stand up for herself more when it comes to Lauren Lennox, but she just won’t do it. She claims that she doesn’t like confrontation and won’t tell anyone else about it. I don’t mind being there for her to vent, but I can’t help her. Not in the way that she needs. I know she’s supposed to do something else, but I need more details so that I can guide her in that direction.”

Simon was listening, his eyes focused on his expanding collection of antique fish hooks, but his thoughts were miles away.

I waved one hand in front of him. “Simon?”

“I know what we need to do,” he said slowly.

“That’s great because I’m fresh out of ideas. I’ve been encouraging, I’ve been helpful with her buying and fixing up her house. We exercise together. I’ve been her friend, Simon. How does being her friend help her reach her path?”

“Because you’re a witch.”

“She can’t know that.”

“Which is why we’re going to have to be very careful about what we’re going to do. When I say ‘we,’ I mean you.” He grinned.

A feeling of dread began to wash over me. “What?”

“A memory trip.”

“No fucking way,” I blurted. Memory trips were used for people who really needed an attitude adjustment, not just a gentle push to guide them in the right direction. Ebenezer Scrooge is the most famous known person to have taken a memory trip, but that’s only because he got greedy and sold his story to a young author.

Simon grabbed a pencil and jotted down a note for himself. “I need to tell Samuel that he needs to add those little bombs you like to use into the android.” He read his note and scribbled over it. “Never mind. More trouble than it’s worth.”

“I’m not doing that. It’s too risky. I haven’t even done one before.”

“It’s not that hard. I’ll put together the permit and I’m sure it will get approved. I can’t imagine Fate saying no to this. Abby needs the nudge.”

I unclasped my hands and stood up. “I am not doing this, Simon. It will expose us. You need to let an experienced person do this.”

“You want one of the Ghosts?”

“Not Future. He’s still sensitive about his adult acne and keeps his face covered. It makes him look creepy.”

“Future thinks he looks mysterious.”

I rolled my eyes. “Oh, please. We all know what he’s hiding under that hood. He needs to just nut up and go to the dermatologist. What about Past or Present? All three of them can go in whichever direction, but they just choose to have a specialty.”

“It needs to be you. You’re the Influencer.”

“I’m not a time traveler, Simon! I wouldn’t even begin to know which events to show her that will push her in the right direction.

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