The Witch's Spark by Melania Tolan

Author:Melania Tolan [Tolan, Melania]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

I woke up the next morning with fresh hope in my heart when the alarm went off at six a.m. I mostly forgot that Mom had been waiting for me when I got home the night before and bitched me out for having a cat in the house. Storm had hissed and growled at her. When Mom sneezed, she left in a hurry with the utmost displeased look on her face.

None of that mattered. I only remembered the endless afternoon of magic. I couldn’t wait for my appointment to be over so I could meet up with Traian again. After spending most of the day before with him, I realized that I’d finally met someone who absolutely didn’t annoy me after a few hours. Even Mindy, my bestie, wore me out after a while. But with Traian, I hadn’t wanted the day to end.

Wow, am I becoming infatuated with him?

“No,” I answered myself out loud.

Think of something else. Your appointment this morning. Right, maybe this new clinical trial would be the key to saving my sorry ass. If I could just get strong enough to finish college, I could get a job somewhere far away from Seattle, somewhere people didn’t know me. A fresh start.

“Mew.” Storm jumped up onto my bed and curled up on the pillow next to me.

“Hello.” I scratched her chin.

Her presence enhanced the good feeling I had in my heart. “I get to meet Traian again today and might be gone for a while. Will you be okay?”

Storm curled up under my chin and let out a soft “mew.”

I pulled my phone out and took a selfie with her, then sent it to Mindy, to which she texted “OMG!”

I held Storm up to my chest as I sat up.

“I need to check my grades.”

I trotted down the stairs to the kitchen with her in one hand and used the other to open the laptop that sat on the bar. While the computer booted up, I made a cup of ginseng tea and a slice of toast. Storm received a can of cat food and some fresh water in her bowl.

Perched on a stool, I logged into the university’s student portal and held my breath. These would be my first university midterm grades. What if I’m failing? With a shaky hand, I clicked on the ‘Grades’ tab. Two seconds later, lines with words and numbers filled the screen. My nerves made it hard to make sense of them.

“Chill,” I told myself and released my breath to inhale deeply.

Storm joined me at the kitchen bar, climbing onto the stool and up my back to nuzzle my chin with her little wet nose.

I focused on the top line: ‘Winter Quarter Midterm Grades’.

The next lines, one by one:

College Writing………. B-

College Trigonometry………………….. C+

Intro to Biochemistry…………………… B-

Microbiology I……………………………… C+

“Yes!” I shouted and pumped my fist into the air.

Storm flew down the kitchen bar, her back arched.

“Sorry!” I squealed. All those late nights of studying had paid off.

I was passing my classes. Now I had to pass Microbiology II next quarter, and I’d never have to see Mr.

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