Luck Breaker: an Asian American Paranormal Academy Novel by Sarah Biglow

Author:Sarah Biglow [Biglow, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Biglow Fantasy Reads

Chapter Nine

I’d reread that passage a dozen times in the last two weeks as November trudged along, the weather getting steadily chillier outside. I sat in my dorm room alone. Siobhan had headed out early, saying something about needing to get in some extra studying. I stared at the book in my lap and reached for my phone, hitting the first number on my Favorites contact list. The line rang twice before I heard the muffled static of someone answering on the other end of the line.

“Mae Lin is everything okay?” my father said.

“I’m fine, bàbā,” I answered.

“It’s just that you don’t usually call,” he noted.

“I just wanted to check in and see how everything was going at the restaurant without me.” I wasn’t ready to ask him the question that had been on my mind for days.

“Oh, we’re doing fine. Still isn’t the same without you, but everything here is fine. How about you? Are you enjoying your classes this year?”

“Yes, they are fascinating.” Time to broach the topic that might just explain why Bashir and I are linked. “I know I was surprised when Nai-Nai passed her power on to me, but did she ever talk about it with you? Or any magic?”

“When I was younger, she told me that we came from great power, but that we had to work hard to earn what was due us. Why are you asking?”

“So, she never mentioned Djinn or Leprechauns or anything like that?”

There was a pause and then he said, “Not that I can remember. What’s this about?”

“Nothing important. Just curious I suppose. I hear my classmates talk about how their magic has always been so open and shared. It got me wondering why ours was so guarded.”

“I wish I had answers for you,” he said.

“It’s okay.” I heard voices in the background. “You sound busy. I should let you go. I love you.”

“I love you, too, sweetheart.”

Gathering my bag, I headed down to the third floor and found the Wisher classroom empty save for Ahn who sat staring intently at a piece of blank paper. I sat down beside her, but didn’t break her concentration. Finally, she blinked and turned to face me.

“Oh, hi.” She gave me a wide grin.

“What were you doing?”

“Trying to see if I could force a fortune at random. I know it sounds stupid, but you never know. It always feels like the Djinn and Leprechauns have so much more control over their powers.”

She wasn’t wrong. “I feel that way, too. It always seems like ours is the more passive power.”

I settled into the seat beside her and the Wish Granting for Beginners: Djinn Edition book slid out of my bag onto the floor. Ahn spotted it and let out a sigh.

“Still haven’t figured out what it all means?”

“What?” I hadn’t shared the secret about Bashir with her.

“About how we’re linked. I can’t explain why, but I got this feeling like there was Djinn magic involved somehow. That’s why you got the book, right?”

I swallowed the lump in my throat.

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