P.A.W.S. by Debbie Manber Kupfer

Author:Debbie Manber Kupfer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-08-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Drowning. That’s what it felt like to Miri. She could not breathe. A part of her had been wrenched from her body. It was as if she had lost her soul. She sobbed uncontrollably. It was gone! Gone! She lay on the sodden grass. There didn’t seem to be any point in moving, in doing anything ever again.

Miri understood that physically she was not hurt, but emotionally it felt like she would never be whole again. Where could she go now? How could she go back to P.A.W.S. if she was no longer a shapeshifter? She had no magic independent of the charm as far as she could tell. There was no way she could ever become an animagus.

Tears were pouring from her eyes. She tried mentally to call out to Danny and Josh, but it was gone, all gone. Without the charm there was no telepathy, no communication whatsoever. Miri could hear nothing in her head. Just silence.

She felt completely disoriented. The park seemed so large. She had no idea where the Jewel Box was from here. And, well, she thought, I don’t have any business going there anyhow.

An hour later, she was still lying there. She knew she should get up, go somewhere, but she had no idea where to go.

“Hey,” said a familiar voice, “what happened to you?” Miri looked up, and Danny was looking down at her, concern in his eyes.

“It’s gone, Danny,” she sobbed. “She took it.”

“Who? What?”

“She said her name was Nora. She said she was my mother. She took my charm, Danny. It’s gone! I can’t change anymore.”

Danny sat down next to her and gently took her into his arms.

“It’s okay, Miri. We’ll get it back,” he said, with more kindness in his voice than Miri believed he was capable of. “She won’t be able to use it, Miri. I’m sure she thinks she can, but it won’t work. I know that for sure. When I was studying to become an animagus, I read a lot about shapeshifters and their charms. The charm has to be given willingly to work. Your grandmother chose to give it to you, Miri, not to your mother. It won’t work for her.”

“But what if Omama had meant to give the charm to Nora? What if she only gave it to me because she didn’t know where Nora was?”

“I don’t believe that,” said Danny. “Everything you’ve told me about your omama makes me believe that she loved you. There was no mistake. She meant to pass on the amulet to you.”

“You really think so?” Miri asked, looking at Danny.

“Really,” he nodded. “Now, come on. The sooner we get back and see my mother, the sooner we can get your charm back.”

“But how can I go back to P.A.W.S.?” asked Miri sadly. “I have no magic.”

“Yes, you do,” said Danny. Very gently he moved the hair back from Miri’s eyes and traced her face with his fingers. He looked deeply into her eyes, leaned forward, and slowly, deliberately, he kissed her.

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