Heroes & Sorcerers Urban Fantasy Multi-Author Boxed Set: Urban Fantasy novels about sorcerery, werewolves, vampires, sorcerers, adventurers, paranormal ... Urban Fantasy and Super Powers Book 2) by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

IN THE ROOM adjoining her office, Charlotte showed me how to clock in, where my mailbox was, and fastened a walkie talkie to my waist. She handed me a set of keys and warned me to guard them with my life.

We walked and talked for nearly an hour as she explained which key opened which door and made a second pot of coffee in the lounge. She talked for several minutes about her own children, one of whom went to school here. Halfway through my first cup of mediocre coffee, just when I was beginning to wonder what Violet was up to, my radio chimed in.

“Vomit in the first grade wing,” it pealed.

I swallowed. Was this going to be my first task? Puke duty? Ugh. What a way to start the day. I shuddered at the thought of cleaning up after someone else’s kid, and Charlotte took notice of my sallow color.

“That’s the janitor’s job,” she laughed, very clearly amused at my reaction.

The phrases eeew and Oh thank goodness registered simultaneously, and I went back to my coffee. Charlotte checked her watch and rose to her feet briskly.

“Duty calls,” she announced unexpectedly, obviously realizing that she had somewhere else to be. “Just wait here, or wander the halls if you like, until you get something to do. It’s a free-for-all today so just keep an ear out for your walkie talkie. If you have any orders, they will be coming from me this morning.” She tossed her cup into the trash. “If anyone else tries to talk you into doing anything, just help them if you feel like it.”

“Easy enough,” I remarked.

“Yes, but not every day will be this easy, so enjoy it while you can.” And with that, she slid out of the room. When she disappeared, the quiet nearly enveloped me.

I was absolutely sure that I wouldn’t be able to sit still, it didn’t feel right to be lounging in the big comfy chair I’d discovered, sipping coffee while everyone else was so very busy. I needed to be doing something. So I refilled my tiny little cup and went for a walk. My feet apparently knew where I was headed long before I had consciously made the decision, taking me in the direction of Mrs. Autry’s kindergarten room.

I decided in advance to simply glance in Violet’s room quickly and then keep moving. As I neared her class, I picked up my pace to a brisk walk and turned my head casually.

Oops.

I had walked too quickly and missed her completely. No one seemed to have noticed me passing by the first time, so I spun on my heel and walked in the other direction, much more slowly this time.

There were children buzzing about everywhere in the room. It appeared that they were all doing something different. I spotted Violet quickly at a table labeled Manipulatives.

I studied her expression carefully—she was concentrating very hard on something. I watched her fidgeting with a strange looking puzzle. As I scrutinized her expression, her face changed.

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