The Matchmaker & the Coven by E.V. Everest

Author:E.V. Everest
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: lighthearted fantasy, ya fantasy, fantasy short story, magical fantasy, cozy witch
Publisher: E.V. Everest
Published: 2020-10-05T16:00:00+00:00

MAILEY LAY IN A FIELD just outside the school, her back pressed to the ground. She held the crystal aloft, trying to tempt the sun to shine through it. She caught a gleam of bright light, and quickly grabbed the bottle. But the ray disappeared. It had merely been teasing her.

An hour later, the sun was beginning to drop behind the trees. Mailey was worried. What if she didn’t capture any sunshine? She would have to take her test without ever practicing any of the temperament potions.

She focused all of her energy on the task, letting her other thoughts drift from her mind. She didn’t move. She barely breathed. And then, she saw it—a glimmer of sunshine, just a few inches from her left hand and the crystal. She moved with the precision and speed of a jungle cat.

“Gotcha!” she cried. The ray of light bounced inside the crystal, trapped. She grabbed her little bottle, uncorked it, and used her magic to pull the sunshine drop by drop into the bottle. The inside of the glass bottle turned a brilliant, cheerful yellow. She corked and pocketed it.

Then, remembering she still needed other ingredients, she pulled a couple of handfuls of grass up and stuffed them in her pockets.

As she stood up and dusted the grass off her backside, the sun dropped on the horizon with the speed and urgency of an anchor at sea. Without daylight, catching butterflies would be impossible.

The words from her textbook rang in her mind. NO SUBSTITUTIONS!

But there was no other choice. She had to start her potion tonight. She hurried to Witchmart to retrieve her final three ingredients—chocolate, dehydrated butterfly wings, and cauldron cleaner. She really needed to scrub her cauldron before getting started.

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