Over the Broomstick by Mara Webb

Author:Mara Webb [Webb, Mara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-02T22:00:00+00:00

9

As Amber outlined the agenda for the council meeting, I discreetly tried to identify the source of a clicking noise. It was a rapid, hard sound. It is what I imagined a millipede in tiny stilettos would sound like walking across a wooden floor. I obviously was not as discreet as I thought, Benjamin leaned towards me and lifted his robed arm to point into the corner.

On a small table was a bulky looking typewriter with a seemingly never-ending piece of paper streaming out of the top. As I watched the paper pouring out of the top it became clear that this was some sort of magic typewriter that recorded the minutes of the meetings in an accurate transcript for later reading or reference, like a court stenographer.

The agenda taken care of, we started to work our way through the discussions of each point. I contributed very little. I listened as the four of them discussed the consequences of cheaper Burdock Root at the farmers market, a review of recent O.W.L. graduate applications seeking internships, missing mail that may have been stolen and plans for the grand Halloween ball, which acted as a magic family reunion it would seem.

Under ‘other business’ at the end of the meeting Amber suggested that we talk about the vote.

“Now, now, Benjamin let’s not get hot headed about all this again. We have a fifth member of the council, as before. You know that Nora has the deciding vote. We should le—”

Benjamin stood up out of his seat. Slight expressions on his face betrayed that he was fighting to hold back an outburst of anger. “Not at her first meeting Amber, let her settle in a little first. All in good time!” He smiled in my direction and sat back down. “If there is nothing else, should we call it a day?”

Finally. I checked my watch and it was now after 5pm, my stomach was gurgling at a volume that hopefully only I could hear. The typewriter stopped clicking as Amber put away her notepad, it sounded like it gave an exhausted sigh, then disappeared.

“Have you not had any time to eat since you got to town Nora? Your stomach sounds like it’s been starved.” Benjamin had heard the protests from my abdomen and a warm blush of embarrassment glazed both cheeks. “It seems only right that I remedy that ill. Are you free tonight for dinner?”

I nodded with my jaw slack; it wasn’t my most attractive look.

“Excellent! I will collect you at eight, I have a restaurant in mind that I think you will love.”

I stood in awe of it all and when I snapped out of our fantasy wedding happening in a daydream, I realized he was gone. I wanted to ask what I should wear; I wasn’t looking forward to the next few hours of anxiety over which dress to put on.

Amber handed me a giant stack of files. “Get through them as quickly as possible so I can get them back to the official records hall.

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