The Witch's Betrayal by Lizzie Vega

Author:Lizzie Vega [Vega, Lizzie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-11T22:00:00+00:00

Mid bite, Marcus tried so hard to be calm, but the overly large bite took a wrong turn as he swallowed, causing him to begin to cough and choke. He tried to clear his throat but the more he focused on it, the worse it became. She sat watching him intently then slid down the bench and picked up his drink, handing it to him, “Here.”

“Thank you,” he sputtered, taking a quick gulp, “My bad. All good, here.” He picked up a napkin and dabbed the corner of his watering eyes. “Finally,” he nodded to her, “The street fair,” he said softly, “I saw you there.”

Her eyes narrowed at him, but the grin that followed, calmed Marcus down, “I’m not creeping on you, I swear.” he said, “I’m one of the good guys. Please don’t be afraid of me.”

Her reaction caught him by surprise. Expecting some resistance by just showing up, Marcus watched her as she sized him up.

“I’m not afraid.” She followed up with the same look she had given him at the street fair. At that moment, Marcus could have sworn he was talking to Shannon.

“Can you keep a really cool secret?” he asked quietly. “There’s someone I want you to meet.”

She nodded, looking around the lunchroom, “Can they tell me why I feel weird?”

“Um, probably,” he found himself stammering, “I think so, maybe?” Marcus began to think out loud, “What if she’s sick…I’m sorry, are you feeling sick or something?”

She looked at him coolly, she shook her head with an almost imperceptible movement “I don’t think I’m sick.”

“But you don’t feel good?”

“Sometimes I forget things, or I have trouble waking up, maybe just tired, I guess.”

“Have you been to a doctor about it? Did your dad take you?”

“No,” she answered, “He doesn’t like doctors at all.”

Marcus was hesitant, “He’s not mean to you, is he?”

“Not really,” she answered quickly, “He’s super strict. I don’t get to do much. He works all the time.”

“Do you have a computer at home?”

“Yes, but my dad only lets me use it for schoolwork, why?”

Marcus shook his head, “Just curious, how ‘bout a cell phone?”

“Oh,” she tipped her head back and forth, speaking in a song song voice, “You’re not old enough for cell phone, young lady. Just because all your friends have one.”

He chuckled, “Been there. Once you get one, you get it taken away cuz you screw up too much. Parents, right? Or maybe that was just me.”

A gentle chime sounded across the cafeteria, startling Marcus, “What’s that mean?”

“Five minutes,” she said, “I need to start cleaning up.”

He looked at her plate, she’d only picked at her lunch, “You should eat. I talked too much.”

“No, you haven’t. You said you have a secret that I get to keep. I’m good at secrets, I promise.”

He grinned as he saw several students beginning to take their trays to the garbage cans, “Time for you to get back to class. What’s your favorite subject?”

She set her juice bottle on her tray, “I like science, but I probably like art the best.

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