Magnetic by Helen Vivienne Fletcher

Author:Helen Vivienne Fletcher
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Academy, Female protagonist, Magical books for teens, Magic
Publisher: HVF Publishing
Published: 2022-07-18T00:00:00+00:00

I HALF WOKE AS THE bus pulled into the station. My head lay on Elijah’s shoulder, the bare skin of his neck warm against mine.

“Cal?” he whispered. He touched my face gently, his thumb caressing my cheek.

I opened my eyes, startled. He held my gaze for a moment, his expression soft, then a wave of magic slammed into both of us, ricocheting around my head. I groaned, pulling away from him. The pulsing hum eased as I did.

He cleared his throat. “You were drooling on me,” he said.

“Yeah?” I asked, but he was already on his feet. He didn’t look back at me before disembarking and heading off into the night. I guess we weren’t going to bother with any awkward goodbyes.

I watched him go. He was the resourceful type – too smart for his own good, Lorna would have said. Besides, he knew how to use his magic to his advantage. Still, I wondered where he planned on going. Did he even have a plan?

He was gone by the time I got off the bus. I stood for a moment, half waiting for him to reappear, then I made my way to the street. It had been a while, but I knew these roads better than anywhere else. Lorna lived about a 45-minute walk from the station, but that was fine. I set off at a steady pace.

The sun peeked over the hills in the distance, turning the sky a yellowy grey. I didn’t want to wake Lorna – she’d be more amenable to hearing me out and letting me stay if she’d had enough sleep. Besides, I didn’t know who she had with her now. She might have taken in another foster kid, if my disappearance hadn’t put her off. My stomach twisted at the thought, but I shook my head. I would cross that bridge when I came to it.

I’d gotten soft living at Zo’s, not having to walk anywhere. By the time I turned into Lorna’s street, a raw, burst blister rubbed against the heel of my shoe, and my thighs ached.

I’d been intending to hang around outside until it got to a decent hour, but a yellow glow spilled out from Lorna’s front windows onto the grass. Strange. Lorna normally struggled to get up early, sitting in the dark with her coffee for ages before she could open her eyes properly.

I hesitated, a tight feeling building in my stomach. Had Zo’s mum called her to say I was missing? No, that couldn’t be it. I’d told Toby and Zo about Lorna, but they wouldn’t know how to contact her.

I shook my head. I was being silly. It had been months since I’d seen her – perhaps she’d taken up a health kick, getting into early starts. I crossed the road, heading over to her house.

The lawn sprouted up in overgrown tufts, but the flowerbeds sat in regimented rows, all neatly weeded. It made me laugh. Lorna would never admit it to anyone else, but the lawnmower terrified her.

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