In Smoke And Ruins (Burned by Magic Book 2) by Gina Shafer

Author:Gina Shafer [Shafer, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Gina Shafer
Published: 2017-12-14T22:00:00+00:00

My hands are small, like a child’s. I see from a different viewpoint, and the brown locks of my hair hide my eyes from the sun. It’s not bright outside; it’s more like sunset.

I’m in the field behind my grandma’s house. It smells distinctly like fresh spring onions. I’m four years old. I can still taste the cheeseburgers with extra pickles we had for dinner. The pickles are homemade and I help Grandma jar them every year. The cheese from the burger ran down my arms and made me messy, but Grandma laughed.

I hear shouting from inside the house, and instantly my heart hurts. I press a hand to my chest to try and hold the pain inside, but it’s no use. I already feel it traveling, burning its path through my arms and legs.

Mama’s voice gets louder, and Daddy just stands there. I can see them through the screen door. My grandma tries to tell them to hush, but it’s like they can’t hear her. Maybe Mama and Daddy’s ears are broken, because I hear Grandma’s voice just fine.

Then Mama smacks Daddy so hard across the face, I can almost feel it on mine. Daddy roars like a lion.

My hands start to shake, and I can’t get them to stop. Daddy sees me, and his eyes go wide. Mine do too, and the setting sun blinds me. They burn, everything burns, even my toenails and the ends of my hair. Then I realize that fire surrounds me. Real fire. Grandma’s entire crop goes up in thick, hot, orange fire. The smoke burns my chest as I fall over.

I’m still falling as I jolt awake, my face smacking into the window of a moving car. My face still feels hot, my skin burning. My vision blurs, and I can’t see the faces of the people around me. I hear a bark, a familiar sound, but the noise isn’t clear. I try to open the door, and shouts break out around me. Something isn’t right. Why can’t I see?

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