Shifting by Rachel D'Aigle

Author:Rachel D'Aigle [D'Aigle, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-03-22T08:43:05+00:00

“Double amazing!” added Colin.

Eddy chuckled with a hint of concern in his voice.

“You’re close to home now, so I’ll leave you,” he said. “But first. Keep that book hidden. Show it to no one. And don’t come back to Grimble until I have sent word that it is safe to do so.”

“But when will that be?” protested the twins.

“Not until I figure out why Duppy is spying on you and why he wants that book! Now go, quickly. And thank you for your help today, Timothy,” added Eddy.

Timothy floated alongside the twins, leaving them at the wagon’s entrance. They stepped inside, secretly afraid that it might never be safe for them to return to Grimble.

8

The twins were vexed. An entire week went by without a word from Uncle Eddy. Their classes were getting more difficult as exam time rolled closer, although their tutor turned out to be Teacher Lindy; she’d taken a liking to the twins, especially Colin, who was excelling in all his subjects, unlike Meghan. The only time they saw Jae was in school; otherwise he was with his father, or on occasion, Ivan. Some nights he did not come home at all.

“I’m concerned about Jae,” said Meghan one night before bed, noticing once again, he was not home.

“Yeah, me too,” agreed Colin. Meghan grabbed her journal and scribbled a few notes down.

“What are you writing?”

69

She answered hesitantly.

“Something bad is happening to Jae.”

“Can you use Firemancy to find out what?” he asked her.

“Maybe, but I’m not sure how yet, which leads me to the journal. I started writing things down as they happen. I thought it might help me decipher what I see,” she lied, feeling guilty for not telling him it was Juliska’s advice. For some reason she felt protective of that knowledge.

“Why couldn’t you tell me that before?” Colin questioned.

“Not everything I do has to be public knowledge,” she replied hastily. Not wanting to argue she added, “I just hope I figure it out, before it’s too late.”

“We can’t interfere with how things are done here,” reminded Colin. Meghan shrugged, departing the shared bedroom. She decided to take a bath, seeing as it was the only way to get any privacy, when she ran into the boy named Ivan. After a speechless moment, he disappeared into his room, saying only, “Goodnight.”

“Ugh, that boy,” she snarled, not noticing Ivan’s door reopening. His spying eyes followed her until she was behind the door.

Colin lay on his bed, but sleep wouldn’t come. A light rapping at the window startled him; a leaf was tapping gently on the glass. He opened the window and the leaf flew into his hand.

A message appeared.

“Timothy and I are fine. Still not safe to visit, so sit tight. There’s still time. Work hard for the exams and if anything happens, leaf me.” Colin wondered why Uncle Eddy did not sign his name on the leaf. He sent his sister a silent message, as she bathed.

“Meghan, Uncle Eddy is fine, he sent a leaf.”

“Great! Can we go see him?”

“Not yet.

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