Hex, Love, and Rock & Roll by Kat Turner

Author:Kat Turner
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-64898-009-1
Publisher: City Owl Press

Thirteen

Messenger and yoga bags bouncing against her back, Helen blazed her homing-pigeon path down the sidewalk to Light and Enlightened. Overcast skies and a crisp fall breeze made for dull weather, but inside she was a bundle of optimistic sunshine and sapphire heavens frosted with creamy white clouds.

The seaweed green, one story craftsman bungalow, stout lawn sign painted violet with the name written in blue cursive, made her smile. And with Brian’s life on the line, she needed a mammoth dose of positivity.

L&E stood out against trendy restaurants and boutiques lining the busy Uptown Minneapolis street. The moment Helen had laid eyes on the house two years ago, she’d fallen in love. A sense of home overflowed from scuffed hardwood floors, built-in bookcases, and crown molding. A home of her own, to fill with the peace and love she’d never known.

But despite all of the goodness associated with L&E, an astronomical mortgage on an entire house in Minneapolis’s hippest neighborhood worsened financial woes. Lisa advised holding out for a more sensible location in some suburbia strip mall, but Helen had been madly in love and eager, so eager, to build a nest.

Halting her trip down memory lane, she bounded up crumbling stone stairs. She had a class to teach, students to impress and, soon, a spell to cast.

She turned the key in the lock, taking a moment to appreciate the plant-filled, enclosed porch where she read and meditated. Her favorite lilac and jasmine incense soothed her senses as she unlocked the main door. Breezing across creaky floors, she stole a second to admire the practice room.

Clad in leggings the color of a fire engine and a white tank top that flattered her curves, she stood tall in the ceiling-high mirror covering the west wall. Helen had earned L&E shaking the only good things her mama gave her. Lisa’s throwing her savings into the pot despite deep reservations was a tremendous leap of faith and a gesture of true friendship.

Since her magical practice was going so well, a money spell was in order to get cash flowing into L&E’s coffers. But first she would lead an invigorating practice designed to keep the yogis renewing their memberships.

She pushed aside the rainbow-colored beaded curtain shielding the yoga space from the rest of the house and ducked inside. Paint the color of lime sherbet enhanced a calm, relaxing atmosphere. A bronze statue of Ganesh, the Hindu elephant God in charge of removing obstacles, sat tucked in a corner. She tossed the path-clearing pachyderm a nod, unzipped her long bag, and freed her pink yoga mat. Rubber unrolled onto wood with a determined slap.

Beads bumped each other in a succession of soft clacks.

“Hey, how was Denver?” Lisa poked her head through the curtain.

Unsure how to respond in a manner both truthful and coherent, Helen sat on her mat and finessed an answer. “Hectic. But I think I found some leads. I’m headed over to Nerissa’s after this. I know, I know, I’m crazy and irrational. No lecture needed.

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