The Nowhere Witch by Donna Augustine

Author:Donna Augustine [Augustine, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-27T18:30:00+00:00

19

It had been so sunny, but the minute I stepped outside the broker’s office, it was as if a storm cloud, a dark, mean one, hovered overhead. It was too cold to rain in Xest, but it looked like it would be one hell of a snow day. I picked up my pace, hurrying to Zark’s before this thing unloaded on me. The cloud was drifting the same way I was walking, but I luckily made it to Zark’s before it dumped its foul weather onto me.

I tucked my bag away under the bar.

Gregor was already there, giving me a smile. “Beautiful day, huh?”

“It was, but not so much now. Looks like there’s a storm about to let loose.”

“Really? I didn’t see that coming. Oh well. So what have you been up to? How’s it going over at the broker house?” He came over and leaned on the bar next to where I was standing.

“It’s okay. Not the worst. I’m sure you’ve heard all the gossip, but it’s not as bad as all that.” The way people stared at Hawk, if I didn’t downplay it a bit, they’d imagine he was about to murder me.

“Yeah, I’ve noticed you hold your own with him.”

“Not that big of a deal. I swear.” I grabbed the towel off the bar, looking for something to wipe down or anything other than this conversation. Gregor was a nice guy, but when he looked at me like I walked on water, it was a bit much to swallow.

He followed me as I worked my way along the bar top. “You know, I’ve been meaning to ask if you want to go get that…”

Zark slammed the door open, walked in, and gave the crowd a stare-down. “Who brought the black cloud? You know that’s not allowed here. You have a black cloud, you stay home or go somewhere else.”

He scanned the crowd.

No one spoke.

I leaned closer to Gregor and whispered, “What’s he mean by brought the black cloud? Clouds just happen…don’t they?”

“That cloud you saw when you got here, someone must have brought it when they came. Maybe they thought your good luck would rub off on them.”

“You mean that cloud that is overhead right now isn’t bad weather?” The one that seemed to be moving with me for my walk. Oh, no. I saw where this one was heading, and I wasn’t going down because it wasn’t a sunny day. Not this time.

“A black cloud doesn’t move like a normal cloud, not even for the fifth wind. It follows a particular person, and it’s easy to spot because it seems to stagnate over a person no matter where the wind is blowing.”

“Speak up!” Zark said loudly. “Who brought the black cloud, and don’t lie. It’s been hovering over here for ten minutes already.”

Gregor’s brows dropped as he looked my way. He wasn’t the only one. Most of the people in the room were starting to look at me too. It was like a contagion that was spreading until all eyes landed on me.

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