Trials (Academy of Unpredictable Magic Book 2) by Sadie Moss

Author:Sadie Moss [Moss, Sadie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

All four of the guys help me to prepare for the next trial.

The two weeks in between each event give the admins time to fix any damage to school grounds and set up the next challenge, and for the people competing to catch a breather and go back to classes at their respective schools. Nobody wants to interrupt a student’s entire semester just for a competition, as prestigious as that competition might be.

My professors, Tamlin and Roman included, are clearly trying to strike some kind of balance between teaching me normal coursework and also teaching me shit I’ll probably need to use for the Trials.

Even after Dmitri and Roman’s little pep talk, which featured heavily in my special “me time” in the shower all week, I’m still struggling in my classes. I can’t stop thinking it should’ve been my grouchy roommate representing the school. He’d be doing a much better job of juggling all this than I am.

But if Dmitri finds out I’m thinking like that, it’ll be my head, apparently.

I’m trying to be kinder to myself, I really am. The guys help me with my homework and test me on my skills. Roman can’t do too much without it being blatant favoritism, but he starts tutoring me like Tamlin is. Since she’s doing it too, nobody can claim something untoward is going on—unless someone wants to get really creative and say I’m banging both of them.

Hardwick doesn’t want the Trials distracting us from the real reasons we’re here—gaining control over our magic, getting prepared for a career, learning more about our culture and history, and showing the world that Unpredictable magic isn’t the horrifying freak show they think it is.

But how the hell are we supposed to stay focused when I’m worried to death about the Trials, and my friends are worried about me?

I just wish I knew what the next challenge will be. We’re not told anything about it in advance, and neither are the professors, to ensure nobody can tamper with anything or cheat. If I knew, I could at least narrow down my field of study and preparation.

No such luck though.

When the day arrives, I’m so nervous I can’t even eat breakfast. Asher coaxes me into having some orange juice and an energy bar, but I can’t stomach any more than that. The guys aren’t happy about it, and I hate that I’m worrying them—but I’m such a mess that if I try to eat anything else, I swear I’m just going to puke it all right back up again.

The seven other competitors and I are led out into the cool morning air and brought to the quad. Small risers have been set up around the perimeter of the large space, but I don’t see any structures like there were last time. The quad looks like it always does, the large space crisscrossed with paths and dotted with trees.

I glance around at my fellow contestants, wondering if any of them are as fucking nervous as I am, and it occurs to me belatedly that I don’t even remember all of their names.

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