Any Witch Way You Can: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Mystery Book One by Lee Amanda M

Author:Lee, Amanda M.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2012-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

I left Thistle and Clove to entertain our ghostly guests while I showered and got changed for work. It felt like an empty gesture – but there wasn’t much more I could do at this point. Shane was slowly starting to remember. Until he fully remembered, or something sparked Sophie’s memory, we were kind of stuck.

When I went back out in the living room, I noticed Clove had disappeared and Thistle was alone with Sophie and Shane. The two teenage spirits were chattering away about the new season of American Idol – I guess they’d made up and realized pop culture stretched through farmland and urban sprawl to unite them all. Thistle looked like she was ready to throttle them both – even though she couldn’t see them, or touch them. She looked up when I entered the room. “They are not coming to work with us today.”

I sighed. Usually, I would argue with her. Given how rough her night was the previous evening, though, I didn’t want to put any undue stress on her. “They can come to work with me. It’s Tuesday. No one will be there.”

Shane and Sophie seemed oblivious to our conversation. They looked over, though, when they sensed that I was staring at them.

“What?”

“You guys are coming to work with me today,” I told them with false brightness. I didn’t want them to think it was a punishment – even though it essentially was just that.

“Why?” Shane whined. “I like the magic shop.”

“Thistle has stuff she needs to get done,” I started with the truth and then swiftly changed tactics. “And I want you guys close to me in case you remember something.” I figured that, if I told them Thistle would rather choke them than chatter with them, I’d get a teenage meltdown of epic proportions. This way, I was placating their egos – and soothing Thistle’s frazzled nerves at the same time.

“Oh,” Sophie said sagely. “That’s probably a good idea.” Like a typical teenager, she was trying to appear older than she actually was.

I led Sophie and Shane out to my car and ushered them both toward the backseat. As I was driving up the cobblestone driveway, I noticed that Chief Terry’s car was still parked at the inn and smiled to myself. I could just picture the three little dope fiends fawning all over him.

When we got to the office, I led Shane and Sophie in through the back door. They both looked around dubiously – with the disdain that only teenagers can muster. There wasn’t nearly as much to look at – or as many people to watch – in the newspaper offices as Hypnotic. I could already tell it was going to be a long day.

“Do you guys want me to turn the television on for you?”

“Yeah,” Sophie said. “I want to see if I’m on the news.”

Of course she did. I led them into the records room, which was empty, and flicked on the television. I turned it to one of the local news stations and sat down on the couch to watch it with them for a few minutes.

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