Natural Born Witch by Wendy Wang

Author:Wendy Wang [Wang, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

The darkness pressed in on her, warm and stifling like a sultry southern night, only no stars appeared to light the way. Only a sense of the heaviness remained. It threatened to smother her. Something brushed past her, and she screamed, only the sound didn’t come out of her mouth.

Or did it?

It echoed through her senses in a way she’d never experienced before, shuddering through every fiber of her consciousness.

“Charlie, do not be afraid,” a warm, silky voice said. It sounded familiar but unexpected.

“Joy?” It was Tom’s sister. His reaper sister. Charlie reached for her lips, unsure if they were moving. Her own voice sounded strange to her. Louder and internal.

“Yes, I’m here.” The rustling of Joy’s robes stopped, and she appeared in the darkness, wearing her human glamour. Her sleek, dark hair hung down her back and blended into the black silk blouse she wore.

“Where is here?” Charlie asked. “Am I dead?” Charlie looked around her, her eyes scanning the thick darkness.

“Not yet. You are in a coma. A reaper’s scythe cut you, and that’s a fatal wound for a human. Now you’re on the brink, as the humans sometimes say. Somewhere between here and there.” Joy lifted her long slender arm and pointed to her right. As if on cue, a bright white light appeared in the distance. It reminded Charlie of the headlight of a train traveling through a tunnel. It struck her as strange that all the fear and worry she’d felt up until now melted away. She could hear the light. It beckoned her with warmth and safety. Underneath the whispers of “Come, Charlie,” soft folk-rock music strummed on a guitar.

“Is that James Taylor?”

“It’s different for everyone. Some people hear heavy metal. Some hear Beethoven. It’s usually whatever your favorite is,” Joy explained.

“It wants me,” Charlie said.

“Yes, it does,” Joy agreed. “But you should know, the choice is yours. You can go or you can stay and fight.”

“What will happen to Evan if I go?” Charlie heard the words in her voice and could hardly believe them. How could she even think about leaving Evan? He still needed her.

The whispering intensified. “He’ll be fine,” and “Do not worry,” were added into the mix of beckoning words. Her anxiety dulled at the edges, smoothed by the warmth of the light. If she were in her body, and not in this strange place between the physical and spirit, she knew she’d wonder if she’d been drugged.

“I have so many questions,” Charlie whispered.

“I know. You’ll get all the answers you want, in there.” Joy pointed to the light again.

“I know,” Charlie muttered. The darkness seemed to move around her, and the light drew closer. “I’m not ready yet. I need to know that Evan will be cared for, and I have to know what happened to the Cochrans. They have a little girl, and she is dead and all alone in that house, too frightened to get to this place.”

“Some people will always be too frightened. That’s why I exist,” Joy said.

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