Broken Spell by Fabio Bueno

Author:Fabio Bueno [Bueno, Fabio]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780985877941
Amazon: 0985877944
Publisher: Booklings Publishing
Published: 2013-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27: Skye

I’m checking my collection of herbs when my cell rings.

“Hello?”

“Hi! Skye? This is Liam.”

“Who?”

“Liam. We met at the club the other night. We danced.”

Only then I recognize his sweet voice. “Oh, yeah. You’ve got some moves,” I say.

He chuckles. “You too.”

“Not good ones.”

“I’ll plead the fifth on that. So what’s up with you?”

“Nothing much.” It’s better than saying a friend of mine is about to die, and I’ve been trying to support my bestie and my boyfriend. People don’t want to hear that. “What about you?”

“I’ve been let down by my wardrobe recently. So you up for some shopping?”

Shopping is my main activity with Priscilla. She’s at the hospital right now, and I don’t want to go with anyone else. It’s like I’m betraying her.

“I’m not much of a shopper. Coffee instead?”

“Sure,” he says, but he sounds disappointed. “Should I pick you up now?”

“Could it be around six? I have a thing.” Yara and Greta are waiting for me.

“No problem.”

“I’ll text you the address later.”

We say our goodbyes. I feel bad leaving Drake and Priscilla taking turns at the hospital, but they both begged me to leave them. And I feel worse meeting Greta and Yara right after Priscilla told me how she felt about it. But I promised the girls I would show up.

***

Despite my earlier reservations, Yara, Greta, and I are having a good time.

“And this one time,” Yara says, “I tried to get out of a speeding ticket. I had a cigarette laced with Forget, and while the cop went to the squad car, I lit up. When he comes back, I blow the smoke right in his face. He takes a step back, and yells at me. I have no idea why it didn’t work, so I stick my head out of the car, and blow again. He pulls a taser on me! Almost fires it too. My cig was a regular one!”

“That’s horrible, Yara,” I say.

“Nah. We worked it out later. Anyway, that’s why I couldn’t drive for a while.”

“What about you, Skye? Any embarrassing moments?” Greta asks.

“Well. Priscilla thought you were hitting on me that night at the club. The first time we met.”

Greta laughs. “Me? No, I’m straight. Well, straight-ish. It’s hard not to kiss a girl once in a while.”

I try to think of a comment, but nothing comes to mind. It’s a different experience for me, being around Sisters my own age. I’ve always been a loner.

Greta says, “Hey, I have news. Look.” She stands up, turns around, and lifts her shirt a bit.

“A tribal…lower back tattoo?”

“Call it what it is, Skye: it’s a tramp stamp. But don’t worry. It’s temporary. One of mine, actually. Laced with an Energy potion.”

“It looks good. I’ve always wanted one there, but it’s hard to get over the stigma.”

“You can have one. The one I told you about. With Dispel.”

I’m tempted, but this one is supposed to be for Mona. “Maybe another time.”

“Come on!” Greta says. “Imagine your boyfriend’s face when he sees it.

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