Shadows (Guardian Of The realms Book 1) by David Gallie

Author:David Gallie [Gallie, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: k'12
Published: 2017-10-12T16:00:00+00:00

June ushers everyone into the living room. I don’t remember it being so small, but all the guys, the human ones anyway, manage to find a seat with a fresh coffee in their hands while my aunt takes her throne in front of the TV.

‘Was there some kind of cemetery or graveyard on the ground where the school stands now?’ Steven speaks up for the first time in a while and his voice takes me by surprise. It’s soft and soothing.

Aunty June throws her head back, staring up at the ceiling as if that will somehow jog her memories. When she looks back at the rest of us she has a smile on her face and her eyes are wide.

‘You know boy, I believe there was. I was only a teen myself at the time, but I do remember the diggers lifting the coffins so they could be moved somewhere else,’ she says, her eyes sparkling and I feel like she’s hiding something.

I’ve known her all my life but after her remark in the kitchen I feel like there is a side of her that she has never shown to me and I don’t like it. She is the only other person on the planet who I would trust with my life, and now that trust was fading the longer I was in her presence.

‘The second ritual would need to be performed on hallowed ground. That’s where you’re most likely to find a portal between worlds,’ says Jerub.

‘Well, that means the school is a definite then,’ chimes in Bill from the far end of the couch. He looks uncomfortable being squashed in next to Joe and the others.

I feel happy to stand. At least I will have a chance to run if the law comes knocking.

‘Hey hot stuff,’ It’s Artemis and when I turn to face him I see he is looking at me with a broad smile, ‘when this is all over any chance I could get a date?’

What he says makes me giggle and blush. I honestly don’t know what to make of his offer. Neither does my aunt or the others who overheard him.

‘You idiot, you can’t date the guardian of the realms,’ Jerub shakes his head with exasperation and I remind myself that these two boys are at the very opposite ends of the spiritual scale.

‘Who says? I was never told such a thing,’ says Artemis and he looks a little offended.

‘No one needs to say anything numbskull. We’re here to help her, not date her. If we don’t do our jobs then we’re going to end up in a lot of trouble,’ I enjoy the sparkling effect on Jerub’s shirt as he talks.

‘Well, that sucks. She’s so pretty too,’ he mutters and I feel my face grow hotter.

The others are looking at me like I somehow have control over these two guiding spirits.

‘That’s just how it is and we need to respect that,’ says Jerub and his voice is soft, not harsh. He isn’t telling Artemis off anymore he’s simply stating a fact.

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