The Salem Witch Tryouts by Kelly McClymer

Author:Kelly McClymer
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 2006-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

ME: So what position R U this year?

MADDIE: Tryouts 1st please We all have 2 wait 2 find out whoz gonna be HC

ME: Not Chezzie?

MADDIE: Not yet Its drivin her crazy She thought she was a lock

ME: She probably is U know

MADDIE: Well I can hope as long as coach keeps us on the hook

ME: Heres wishin us both gr8 places on our teams

MADDIE: Wouldnt it be weird if we meet at nationals?

ME: No fear My school doesnt enter competitions

MADDIE: U can change that!

ME: Let me make the team be4 U have me whippin it into shape!

MADDIE: K

I was secretly glad that Coach was making Chezzie wait to take my spot as head cheerleader. Not that I didn’t think she would get it. Just like I was sure some girl was going to catch Brent’s eye. But I could dream as long as neither one had actually happened yet. Dream that Mom would stop this horrible experiment and take us home.

Still, I’m a practical girl. Dreams aside, I needed to move ahead on my plan to take Agatha’s by storm. Samuel’s arrival on Saturday was met with all the embarrassing attention that my family was capable of giving. The only piece of good luck was that Grandmama didn’t pop in for a visit to pinch his cheeks and tell him how adorable he was.

Mom got more about Samuel’s family lineage out of him than his family probably knew he knew (although nothing about how his mother died, which I really wanted to know). She did it with a smile, and I know he was dazzled, not intimidated, by her interrogation. Typical Mom.

Dad shook his hand and clapped his shoulder in a greeting that went out in the fifties. “Nice to see that Prudence is making friends. She was a little worried that she’d be a pariah here.” Great, Dad! Why don’t you tell him about the zit I put a pound of cover-up on ten minutes ago!

He also warned us that we needed to study and that, though my mom had lifted the binding spell that made hives appear if I was alone with a boy, she had replaced it with a warning whistle. “Just keep your hands to yourself, son, and there won’t be any need to cover your ears and run for the hills.” My father is so subtle. Not.

We worked hard, don’t get me wrong. I’m not a slacker. Summoning. Simple spells. Even simple levitation, which was why I was going to be big-time bruised in the morning. But there comes a time when your brain needs rest. Like after a stressful dinner with nosy parents and a bratty little brother.

For some reason, rest (and work, and breathing) made my mind turn to Daniel. I debated for at least ten minutes whether to ask Samuel about him. But I was so curious that I knew if I didn’t ask Samuel now, I might do something horrendous—like ask one of the cheerleaders at the tryouts on Monday.

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