Carla Jablonski - The Books of Magic 04 by Consequences

Author:Consequences
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-02-10T21:34:25+00:00

Marya got into position next to Molly. “Ready.”

Tim felt for the sticky sensation in the air that indicated that time had slowed in that spot. He wiggled his fingers and yanked. Molly lunged forward, and Marya grabbed her, as she nearly tipped over.

“Steady now,” Marya said, helping Molly find her footing.

Molly turned to stare at Tim, wide-eyed and openmouthed. The moment of truth had arrived.

“Magic?” she said.

“Boyfriend?” he countered.

Molly blushed. For the first time in his life, Tim had one-upped her.

She gazed down at her clunky boots. “Uh.”

“Boyfriend,” he repeated. This time, though, it was more of a statement than a question.

Molly laughed. “Well, you had to find out sooner or later. I was hoping that you would work it out yourself.”

“Who, me?” Tim’s eyebrows rose. “You know me better than that. I don’t notice that it’s raining until my glasses fog up.”

“Hm.” Molly took a step closer to him. “Well, I see that you stopped running away, at least.”

“I guess I have.” He took a step closer to her.

“Does that mean you…uh….” She trailed off and gazed at her feet again.

Astounding, Tim thought. Molly O’Reilly—speechless.

He decided to not prolong her discomfort. “Yeah, I guess it does.” He smiled at her.

Only now it was Molly who backed up. Had he already done something wrong?

She studied his face. “Marya wasn’t joking, was she? You are a magician?” She didn’t seem afraid, just curious and amazed.

“Uh, yeah, that’s true,” he replied. This was going a lot better than he had imagined.

“Wow,” she murmured. Then her eyes widened. “Wow!” she cried.

“Yeah, it is pretty exciting,” Tim admitted.

Molly shoved him aside. “It’s beautiful!”

Tim turned to see what had distracted Molly, since she was no longer paying any attention to him.

His mouth dropped open.

A white unicorn trotted down the alley toward them.

“What are you doing here?” Tim asked the unicorn. He remembered it from the time he had saved Faerie. Tim and the unicorn had defeated the evil manticore together, and while Tim lay dying the unicorn had kept him company.

Okay, things are going from weird to weirder. First Marya arrives in my world, now the unicorn? What next? The worlds were all spilling over into each other. Maybe I am some kind of Opener after all.

Tim blinked behind his glasses. Dark, heavy dust was suddenly swirling along the alley. Marya and Molly began to cough.

“Where is it all coming from?” Molly asked.

“What is it?” Tim wondered.

“Is there a fire nearby?”

“I think it’s soot,” Marya choked out. “You know, like from chimneys.”

“There’s no wind,” Tim observed. “Why is it blowing around so much?”

“It’s not blowing around,” Molly cried. “It’s heading straight toward us.” In moments, Tim, Marya, and Molly were engulfed in the black cloud. The soot and smoke swirled all around them, blocking out the buildings, making them unable to see past a few inches in front of them.

“Let’s get out of here.” Molly coughed. “I can’t see anything!”

“What about the unicorn?” Marya asked.

“If he’s as smart as I think he is, he’s already gone,” Tim assured them.

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