The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin (Books of Unexpected Enlightenment Book 1) by Lamplighter L. Jagi

Author:Lamplighter, L. Jagi [Lamplighter, L. Jagi]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Sword & Sorcery, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Fantasy & Magic, Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Fantasy & Scary Stories, Science Fiction, Children's eBooks
Publisher: Wisecraft Publishing
Published: 2016-06-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen:

The Marvelous Amulet of Sigfried Smith

Rachel arrived at the dining hall, her pockets stuffed with Smarties and Aeros. The smells of breakfast filled the air, but she did not feel hungry, neither for omelets nor for candy. She sat with her friends and stared blankly at her tray.

Salome arrived with an air of excitement and took a chair next to Valerie. She leaned forward, gleefully imparting her juicy gossip. “I don’t know what you all did, but high marks! Take a look at Cydney and her friends. Word is that they woke up covered with chicken guts and all sorts of gross stuff. The dorm stank this morning. I can tell you that!”

Rachel glanced over at the table Salome indicated. Magdalene sat by herself, a new bruise on her cheek. Her little porcelain doll stood near her feet under the table, looking oddly alert. A little farther down the same table, Cydney and the other two girls who had attacked Rachel sat with towels wrapped around their heads like turbans. Rachel stared at them with a rising feeling of curiosity and delight.

So, Zoë had succeeded.

What had she done?

“Huh?” Valerie put down her glass of milk, leaving a mustache. “They’re wearing turbans. Is that the in-look in the World of the Wise? If so, you guys are in serious need of fashion CPR.”

“You should see what’s underneath,” murmured Zoë, twirling one finger through her electric blue hair, even her eyebrows and eyelashes were blue today.

“Yes. What is under the towels? I am so curious,” Salome mused, tapping her fingers on the table. “Wonder how we could get them to take the towels off.”

“I could send Lucky over there to pull on them,” Sigfried offered.

He had three plates in front of him, each piled with food he was wolfing down hungrily. Occasionally, a piece of toast or an apple disappeared into the pockets of his robe.

“Could you?” Salome leaned way forward, revealing her cleavage.

Sigfried glanced away, scowling. He reached out and took Valerie’s hand. Her cheeks went pink with delight.

Over by the other table, Cydney Graves gave a shriek as her towel dropped from her head. Rachel remembered back a few seconds. Sure enough, she could recall Lucky yanking on it with his teeth. He had pulled hard and the swath of pale pink terry cloth had come away from her head. Underneath, Cydney’s hair was puke green. The other two towels also came off. The unpleasant color particularly stood out against Lola’s dark skin.

Valerie snapped a photo, her flash temporarily blinding Cydney and her friends. Their resulting shrieks attracted attention. Soon, everyone in the dining hall was pointing and laughing. Cydney and the other two quickly left the dining hall, surrounded by Belladonna and several other girls. Their retreat was accompanied by hooting and cat calls.

Valerie blew over the top of her camera lens, the way a character in a play Rachel had once seen had blown over the barrel of his gun. “That will look so sweet in the Roanoke Glass.

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