Be Careful What You Wish For by Evangeline Anderson

Author:Evangeline Anderson [Anderson, Evangeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evangeline Anderson

Twenty-One

The courthouse looked the same as it had on her first visit—with strange people and creatures bustling about. But this time they were directed to an upper level and there was no choice—Cass had to ride on one of the flying footstools which took people between levels.

“Oh my God,” she muttered as she clambered onto an ottoman with long, feathery wings growing out of its sides. “I can’t believe I’m doing this!”

Climbing onto the flying footstool wasn’t easy at all. It never actually landed—it just kind of hovered about an inch above the ground and wobbled all around when Cass tried to get her foot on it.

She wondered uneasily if the spikey heel of her ridiculous shoe was hurting it? Maybe digging into its tender leather skin? What if it decided it didn’t like the way she felt and bucked her off in midair?

All these thoughts ran through her head as she finally managed to stand shakily upright on the floating ottoman. Jake, who had stepped neatly and easily up onto his own flying footstool was watching her narrowly, as though assessing her in some way but he didn’t say a word.

Cass lifted her chin and looked away from him, refusing to say anything either. He was probably thinking how clumsy she looked trying to get onto the damn footstool in the first place! Probably comparing her with the ultra-thin and graceful Glorianna.

Well, let him, Cass fumed to herself. This will all be over and done with soon and then I’ll never have to see him ag—

Her thoughts broke off as the footstool flapped its wings and rose abruptly into the air, threatening to pitch her over the side with its sudden motion.

Cass gave a little shriek and braced herself as well as she could, arms outstretched to keep her balance as the flying ottoman soared straight up, headed for a higher level. In only seconds the floor was alarmingly far away and it felt like Cass had left her stomach down in the lobby.

For a moment she felt like she had during the one and only time she had ever tried to surf. She had balanced on the board and managed to get upright exactly once before a wave had bowled her over. In that instant of balance she’d also had an instant of dread—a premonition of her own failure and the knowledge that she was doomed to fall.

But I’m not going to fall this time, she told herself, feeling panicky as she balanced on the cushy leather seat of the ottoman in her ridiculously high heels. I can’t fall because if I fall I’ll die.

She wished she could look away from the floor which was now so far below her the people and creatures walking around the lobby area looked like dolls. But somehow her eyes were glued in the down position as the footstool flapped its wings and rose higher and higher…

We must be almost there, Cass thought desperately. How many stories does this stupid courthouse have anyway? We must be five or six floors up already.

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