Kiss and Spell by Suzanne Selfors

Author:Suzanne Selfors
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Toys, Dolls, Puppets
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2015-04-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Mommy Makeover

As a little girl, Ginger often wondered what it would be like to be a member of a royal family. To be raised in a castle, with a bevy of servants, a closet full of gowns, and evenings spent at feasts and balls. She also wondered what it would be like to be born into an ordinary family, with parents who worked as carriage drivers, shopkeepers, or teachers. But most of all, what it would be like to not have people scream in terror when her mother walked into a room.

After finishing kingdergarten at home, Ginger worked up the courage to go back to school. She knew that with her new talent as a baker, she could win friends. But it was very important that she appeared to be “normal.”

“But, sweetie pie, normal is boring,” her mother said. “Normal should be against the law.”

“I just want to fit in,” Ginger told her. “Can I have a Cinderella lunch box?”

“Why would you want such a thing? Why don’t you pack your lunch in an old boot, the way all wicked witches do?”

“Because everyone at school carries a lunch box.”

“If everyone jumped off a cliff, would you?” her mother asked.

“That’s ridiculous,” Ginger said. “Jumping off a cliff is stupid. Fitting in is important.”

The next few years of school were a success for Ginger. Hiding her witchy roots was a constant struggle, but she managed. She never volunteered her mother to bring snacks, or be recess mom, or carriagepool mom. She continued to make her own nonpoisoned goodies, and they were the top sellers at the school bake sales. She didn’t invite anyone to her house, for fear they’d discover the truth. Soon, she was once again included in playdates and parties.

But then came a day she’d never forget. It was almost time for her graduation from middle school. She stood in line with the other students to receive her black graduation cap and gown. “Here’s your ticket,” Principal John Thumb said, handing Ginger a single yellow ticket. “According to our records, you have one parent and no siblings. So give this ticket to your parent so that he or she may attend the graduation ceremony.”

“Thank you,” Ginger mumbled as she took the ticket.

As she walked home, she imagined the scene. The Grimmnasium would be filled to the brim with proud parents and grandparents, all applauding and cheering as students crossed the stage, accepting their diplomas. But when Ginger took her diploma, no smiling parent would be watching her. And when the ceremony was over, no one would be waiting with flowers.

Because how could she invite the Candy Witch to school? After all the years of hiding her identity, how could she let everyone know the truth?

As she walked home, rain pelted her face and soaked through her robe. She threw open the front door to her house. “How was your day?” the Candy Witch asked. She was in the kitchen, stewing the tail of a rat.

Ginger crumpled the ticket and tossed it into the trash.

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