The Serpent in Heaven by Charlaine Harris

Author:Charlaine Harris
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press
Published: 2022-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

When Tom finally succeeded in rousing the children and Callista, they were very hungry, so it was good I’d made the stew and bread.

I don’t know what Tom told Callista, but she didn’t appear in the kitchen until after we’d cleaned up—in my case, for the second time. I’d broken a dish or two when I’d swung the chair. There were splinters and bits of crockery everywhere.

At least the exercise helped my hands recover. My fingers flexed freely by the time I was done. I couldn’t believe I had lifted the chair and swung it with so much force. I felt proud of myself, for sure.

I stood in the middle of the little kitchen looking blankly at the clean wall, still damp where I’d sponged off the marks the chair had left.

I had tried to kill my grandfather. Only the fact that he hadn’t actually been there had saved his life, which seemed kind of silly. I wondered how long it would be before he tried to grab me or kill me again.

Then I remembered the sound of the fountain, which had represented security and safety to the child I’d been. I remembered the desperation in my father’s face and the cold eyes of my grandfather as he looked at me and found me… trash.

I didn’t feel quite so bad after that.

I went up to my room and showered. It had been days since I’d been up the stairs, and I could still smell my roommate’s scent in the air. I wondered how she was faring, but I found I wasn’t too worried. Anna would survive, one way or another. After my body was clean, I faced another problem. My new clothes were due for a wash. I didn’t want to wear my remaining clean uniform, the only thing hanging in my closet after these days of disruption.

I looked in Anna’s closet and found she’d left her uniforms here. Of course, she wouldn’t wear them at home. Also, she’d left a well-worn skirt and sweater. I would wear those, I decided. I almost smiled when I imagined her reaction. Anna was shorter and bustier than me, but when I put on the clothes, I didn’t look too bad.

I stood in the mirror and gave it some real attention. I had grown in the past few days.

It was hard not to be a bit anxious, but I figured it was the exercise of my magic. In the past week, I’d used it every day. Strengthening myself seemed to have pushed the rest of my father’s spell away.

My boobs were a little bigger, too.

I felt like a stranger in my own body.

And just as I thought that, I had a strange feeling down below. A fluid, trickly feeling. I stared down as if I could see through my clothes, frightened. All of a sudden, I knew what this must be. Delight rose inside me like a blooming flower.

Oh, thank goodness! Every other girl my age (and many younger) had experienced this, except me.

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