The Babysitters Coven by Kate M. Williams

Author:Kate M. Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2019-09-16T16:00:00+00:00

In the kitchen, I sat Andrew down on the counter and poured out some cheddar bunnies, then put a sippy cup of milk in the microwave to warm it up a bit.

“Hey, buddy,” Cassandra said, approaching him. “High five. You’re so brave! That nightmare is never coming back!” She held out her hand. Andrew considered it for a few seconds, and I breathed out in relief when he raised his palm and slapped Cassandra’s, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth. I took the milk out of the microwave, made sure it wasn’t too hot, snapped a lid on it, and then handed it to him.

Cassandra seemed to have recovered, and I could see that with a little more experience, she could actually be a pretty good babysitter. She was entertaining Andrew by tossing cheddar bunnies into the air and deliberately missing them with her mouth so that they bounced off her forehead and cheeks. Pig was having a field day gobbling up any that hit the floor, and wasn’t letting Andrew’s dog get a single one. Andrew was laughing now, but Janis still hung in the doorway, a look of horror on her face.

“Come on, Janis,” I said softly. “Let’s go talk.” I motioned for her to follow me into the living room, and when she didn’t move, I reached out and put a hand on her arm. She shook it off immediately, and when she looked at me, I could see she was mad. Like, rappers-beefing-on-Twitter levels of pissed.

“You did that, Esme. I know you did. You made all that stuff float. And you know what’s going on here.” Her bare arms were covered in goose bumps, and she rubbed her hands briskly over them.

“Here, let me get you a blanket,” I said, ignoring her accusation.

“I don’t want a blanket,” she snapped. “I want you to tell me what just happened.”

“Janis,” I said, “it’s a long story, and one that I don’t even really understand.”

“You’re not denying it. You made all that stuff float up into the air. You threw it at Cassandra without even touching it.”

I nodded slowly.

“Why didn’t I call the cops? Or Andrew’s dad? It just seemed natural to call you. Something told me to do it, even though you’re just a babysitter like me. Why did I think of you, Esme? Do you have something to do with what was in this house?”

My best friend was looking at me like she was scared of me, and I didn’t know how to make it better. Cassandra appeared in the doorway before I could think of what to say to Janis. “He’s asleep,” she said. “I had to use ypnos on him, but he shouldn’t remember much when he wakes up.”

“Ypnos?” Janis asked, raising an eyebrow.

“It’s like a spell to make someone fall asleep,” I said. “It’s totally safe.” Mentally I added “we hope” to the end of that sentence.

“Spell?” She inched even farther away from me.

Cassandra didn’t seem to notice, and came over and sat down right next to her.

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