Witches and Whatnots: An Izzy Cooper Novel by Kendra Ashe

Author:Kendra Ashe [Ashe, Kendra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-29T05:00:00+00:00

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In a strange - warped kind of way, I felt like Cinderella going to the ball, except I wouldn’t be with my Prince Charming. I would be with Timothy, and the ball wouldn’t be all glitter and magic, though I suspected there was bound to be plenty of magic going around.

This ball was dark, with subdued lighting, eerie music, and lots of Halloween props in the ballroom to create a spooky atmosphere. There were spider webs everywhere, and hologram projections to create ghostly apparitions that danced around the ballroom.

The guests were wearing spectacular costumes, but I did think they’d overdone the witch theme a little. Half of the female guests were in witch costumes. Dressed in the antique style ball gown and a mask made of black lace, I wasn’t sure exactly what I was supposed to be, but my Goth look fit in well, yet it was different at the same time.

Most of the town of Storm Cove seemed to be at the ball, but there were some notable absences. Of course, Julius hadn’t come, but I figured that was because he was afraid someone might recognize him.

It wouldn’t be too cool for some dead guy to show up at a ball, decades after he was known to have died. That might cause a bit of a stir. It would probably be a couple more decades before he could roam the earth, free of the threat of being recognized by some diehard fan.

Uncle Aaron also wasn’t at the ball. With most of the people on the island attending the ball or the carnival, he probably couldn’t find someone to take over for him at the station.

Poor Uncle Aaron. With my uncle being Aaron the Rock Baron, he missed out on so much, but he loved his little radio station, so I supposed he didn’t mind too much.

While Tim went to get us a drink, I was staking out the entrance. I wanted to see who showed up, and what they were dressed as. It was easy to recognize most of the guests, but there were a few I couldn’t guess.

“This is quite the get together.”

It was a good thing I wasn’t holding a drink in my hand. I jumped so high, there is no doubt I would have spilled it all over my dress.

Muriel was standing behind me, wearing a dark frown.

I wasn’t just shocked that she’d snuck up on me. She did that all the time, but this was the furthest I’d ever seen her from the Shipwreck Point Lighthouse.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, under my breath. I didn’t want the other guests to think I was talking to myself. Not everyone knew I could see ghosts, and even those who knew probably thought I’d lost my marbles half the time.

“Just checking in on you.” She shrugged. “I wanted to see how much fun you were having while I’m rotting away in an unmarked grave.”

“Muriel … you are so dramatic sometimes.”

Just then, Tim returned and handed me a tall Manhattan Iced Tea.

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