Isobel Bird - Circle Of Three - 14 by The Challenge Box

Author:The Challenge Box [Box, The Challenge]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-09-09T23:21:08.560000+00:00

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She blew more bubbles—this time bigger ones. As each one separated from the wand and floated

away, it felt as if one of her worries was leaving her. She blew more and more, sending new ones out

before the old ones could burst. Soon she was surrounded by bubbles. She watched them swirling

around, and she felt herself cheer up considerably. Everything would be fine. She would finish her

challenge. She would talk to Father Mahoney, as her father had asked. It would all be okay.

“Thanks, Cooper,” she said, thinking of her friends and hoping they were having a good time. “I needed

that.”

CHAPTER 10

A sea of faces. That’s what Annie saw. There were people everywhere . They were crowding the

streets. They were standing on balconies. They were pouring out of the bars and restaurants. She’d never

seen so many people in one place in her life. And they were all having a great time. They were dancing

and laughing and cheering. Most of them had several strands of brightly colored beads around their

necks, and they were calling out for more.

A man whose face was painted in purple and gold swirls waved at her. His bare chest was adorned with

numerous strands of beads already, but he clearly wanted even more. Annie tossed him some silver

beads and he caught them, cheering and swinging them over his head before putting them around his

neck. He blew Annie a kiss, and she laughed.

Mardi Gras was unbelievable. The air was practically crackling with the energy being raised by all the

partying people. From her vantage point on top of the float, Annie could see over their heads, and to her

it seemed like the very air was shimmering with joy. She had been thrilled when Andre and Juliet told her

that she and Cooper could ride on the float if they wanted to. “It’s really the best way to see the parade

without being overwhelmed by all the people,” Andre had told them.

The two girls had readily agreed. All that was required of them was that they dress up in costumes made

of shiny blue, silver, and black material. Their faces had been painted as well, so that they resembled

some weird kind of clowns. Voodoo clowns, Cooper had dubbed them, and she wasn’t far off.

The float itself was gorgeous. The krewe had done an amazing job over the final few days, transforming

the bare-bones float into something spectacular. The papier-mâché Marie Laveau looked very real

indeed now that she was painted and costumed. She loomed behind Annie and the others, her arms held

up to the moon, which was almost full, so that it looked as if Marie were playing catch with it. A

costumed dancer stood on each upraised hand, both dancers dressed in simple white dresses and head

coverings.

The rest of the float looked like a Louisiana bayou, with giant, dreamlike flowers and lots of blue

material arranged to look like water. Both the flowers and the water rustled in the wind, and the whole

float looked alive. Annie, Cooper, and the others were supposed to represent the spirits of the bayou,

called forth by Marie’s magic.

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