Phantom of the Library by Lidiya Foxglove

Author:Lidiya Foxglove [Foxglove, Lidiya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Helena

The entire neighborhood got together and cast a protective barrier on the town to block out all the wizards who might cause us trouble.

We just kept working. It felt weird when so much was going on, but normal life continued, no matter what else happened. We still had to eat, so we still had to work. We got the upstairs cleared out and then moved on to the grotto. This was a hard space to work with, just because it was unconventional. It was also cave-like, the only windows being the wall of glass that faced the backyard, and the rock walls swallowed all the light.

“I hate the kitchen down here,” Graham said. “I don’t know what I’m talking about, but doesn’t it seem like the kitchen should be as unique as the rest of the room?”

“You’re not wrong,” I said. “Maybe something kinda funky. Like an island with a curved, space-age marble top.”

“Or maybe it should have a stone motif to match the rest,” Billie said, but she seemed uncertain.

“No. No more Flintstones,” Jake said. “This house has enough rock already.”

“It’s also too dark,” Jasper said. “This is where we do white,”

“I want to open it up a little too,” I said. “Take out this wall of cabinets here. It juts out stupidly. And maybe swap out some of the other cabinetry for open shelves. And it’s a wizard’s workroom, so big double sink.”

“Sounds good. We can hash out the specific layout tonight.”

We must have spent a whole hour just trying to figure out how to fit a third bedroom in there, but in the end, nothing seemed right. No matter what we did, the third bedroom would be sunless and damp, or it would require building out. The backyard was large enough to support that, but it would throw off the whole profile of the house.

“The best idea would be a small guest house,” Jasper said. “Then, if the main house could be purchased by a couple with a kid or an elderly parent, but you still have a guest room or office.”

“Build a whole guest house?” Billie said. “Ooh, can I decorate it?”

“It’ll need a bathroom,” I said.

“Just a wizard bathroom,” Jake said. “So…off-grid. Composting toilet.”

“A house like that isn’t going to be bought by the composting toilet crowd…” I said. “That’s your wolf brain talking.”

“Okay, okay, Baroness, so we run plumbing. I guess we might as well take the time, because we’re under house arrest by a geriatric homeowner’s association.”

“Have you built structures from scratch?” I asked.

“Oh, yeah. Extensions, garages…”

“Cool. So you can teach me,” I said.

“My pleasure,” Jake said. “There are so many things it would be my pleasure to teach you, I hardly know where to begin…”

“Maybe I’ll teach you a few things myself,” I said.

“What sort of things?”

The Sullivan brothers had more knowledge on houses than me, and more sexual experience too, but… “How to zap Piers in the balls,” I said. “And maybe how to waltz with a Baroness.”

“I’m game.”

“Really? Even the dancing?”

“Sure.

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