Witch Spells Trouble by Lori Woods

Author:Lori Woods [Woods, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moonstone Press
Published: 2017-09-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Snowball and I wait for Alfie to get out of school for lunch. At last, he appears at the door at the top of the steps, and looks upset.

“What is it, Alfie?” I ask as he comes down the steps.

He shakes his head.

“Obviously, something happened,” I say.

“I don’t want to talk about it.” He reaches the bottom of the stairs and comes over to us.

“Come on, Alfie. Maybe I can help.”

“Nobody can help.”

“Tell you what. Let me get Snowball a saucer of unicorn milk at the duck berry shop and then the two of us can go to the park where no one will bother us, and we can talk without being overheard.”

Alfie’s shoulders sag and his head is bent. “If you want to.”

“Snowball,” I say as we reach the duck berry shop. “Do you mind staying behind and drinking your unicorn milk while Alfie and I go to the park?”

“Lover’s quarrel! Glad there’s no Tom cats in my life,” Snowball says as I place the saucer of unicorn milk beside one of the tables.

“Alfie, hop on Broom Hilda,” I say. “Snowball, we’ll be back in a jiffy,” I call out as my broomstick become airborne.

Several dwarfs in front of the school stop to wave at Alfie when Broom Hilda flies in front of the Academy as we zip toward the park.

“Seems you are popular at school,” I shout back to Alfie.

“Just not with the right one,” he answers.

I guide Broom Hilda to a rough-hewn table with benches on either side.

“Here’s a good place to sit and talk,” I tell Alfie as we climb off Broom Hilda.

“Now, what is it, Alfie?” I ask. “Did something happen at school?”

“It’s Jill.”

“What about her?”

“I thought we had something going. I mean, sure, it was only one date. But she seemed to enjoy herself.” He blushes. “Even gave me a kiss at the door when I took her home.”

“So what’s wrong?”

“She refuses to go out with me again.”

“Why, for heaven’s sake?”

“It’s really ironic.” He pauses.

“What is?” I ask.

“She says I’m too old for her.”

“Oh, Alfie.”

Suddenly, I look up from Alfie to see five of the faceless beings headed directly toward the table. Pale, faceless, creepy creatures. Thoughts are racing through my mind! What on earth is going on? Is the killing of Polly tied into the attacks of the faceless creatures? Are they really ghouls? I don’t know what a ghoul looks like! What I do know is that these are the same creatures that attacked Red Sumac in Bellow Moor, and the same type of being that attacked me in the tower at the library. Where does Matt fit into all this?

Alfie squeals and breaks into my flash of thoughts.

“Broom Hilda, attack,” I call out as the creature are upon us. She goes immediately into action, whacking one in the chest and sending it flying. In the meantime, I see Alfie kick out at another.

I quickly conjure up a spell and attack them with fireballs.

As a fireball speeds toward one of them, he leaps out of the way, but not before his stubby hair catches fire.

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