Monster Girl by Anne Hall

Author:Anne Hall [Hall , Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen — Dylan

I can’t help but notice that there is something different about Nessa today. It has nothing to do with her appearance, but more like it’s a vibe she’s throwing off? I blink repeatedly, trying to redirect my focus so I can actually do the job I’m supposed to for the next hour and a half.

For the start of the session I’ve had her focusing on finding her magic core, grabbing ahold of it, then releasing it and repeating the exercise again. The activity is mostly so I have time to get my head together. She hasn’t looked at me once like she’s interested since our first lesson, and has barely peered in my direction today. My brows furrow as I scan her form, trying to puzzle out what’s different. Her fingers tap a fast beat against her thigh and her face is scrunched up as she concentrates with her eyes closed.

She’s come a long way since our first session and is keeping up in most of her magic lessons so far. She knows the theory side of things insanely well, so it’s only putting it into practice that we have to work on. After I returned her bag we had a lengthy talk about the magic she’d gained access to and we decided to start with the basics for a few lessons as learning how to contain, centre and call upon your magic are the building blocks you need to know before using it. If you don’t, then you are putting yourself and others at risk, not to mention your magic will be completely unreliable and likely volatile. Well that and the basics along with whatever she’s working on in class so she doesn’t fall behind. I return my focus to Nessa, using my magic to sense hers, and feel how she’s doing.

“Okay, you’re doing great. Take a break then we’ll start actually drawing out your powers.” Nessa’s body jolts like my voice is a gunshot rather than the just-above-a-whisper it actually was. My eyes follow her movements as she leans down to grab a bottle of water, drawing patterns through the condensation after taking a few sips. Is she…nervous?

Rather than settle me, the realisation has a chill crawling down my spine. I roll my lower lip into my mouth, biting at it as I consider what I possibly could have done to result in such a reaction. Our interactions have been rather limited so far, and she didn’t witness my odd interaction with Oscar, so I’m unsure as to why she’d be nervous around me.

As though sensing my unease, Nessa’s eyes meet mine and hold. A million thoughts seem to pass behind her eyes as she stares at me, but she settles with a quiet, “Thank you for doing this.”

My head cocks to the side as I struggle to process her words, then blink when what she’s referring to hits me. The tutoring. My throat goes dry and I break eye contact with a short cough, not sure how to answer that.

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