Couture and Curses by Danielle Garrett

Author:Danielle Garrett [Garrett, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-21T16:00:00+00:00

Without a second thought, I marched out of the office and caught the Shimmer Bus to the hospital. I hadn’t been back to visit Aurelia since the last time. The whole thing had left me rattled, and while I felt guilty ignoring her, especially when it appeared as though I was one of the only visitors she’d had since the attack, I couldn’t bring myself to step into her room.

One of the regular nurses approached when I arrived. “Ms. Winters, how nice of you to stop by. I’m sure Aurelia would love to see you.”

For a moment, my anger faded and I thought the nurse meant there’d been a change in Aurelia’s status, but from the look of pity in the woman’s eyes, I realized that hadn’t been what she meant.

“Do you know who was on duty the last time I was here to visit?” I asked her, the sizzle of irritation returning.

The nurse looked confused. “Uh, I’m not sure, but if you’d like to speak with one of Aurelia’s healers, I’d be happy to see who’s available.”

I held out the rolled up newspaper. “Have you seen this?”

The witch’s bewilderment deepened as she tentatively took the paper and unrolled it. She scanned the headline and shook her head. “I’m sorry, Ms. Winters but I’m not sure what it is I’m looking for.”

“The Herald ran a story today about the investigation into Aurelia’s attack, and the article quotes an anonymous hospital source who told them about my so-called fainting spell the last time I was here. I’d like to know who gave the reporter that information.”

The nurse stared open-mouthed at the paper.

“It’s on page three,” I snapped.

The nurse looked up. “I’m so sorry this happened, but I really don’t know who would have given out that information. You were a patient too, that night. I can’t begin to imagine one of our nurses or healers violating our ethics policies and going as far as speaking to the press about the reasons surrounding your visit here.”

“Well, one of them did.”

The woman studied the paper, her expression crestfallen. “I’ll get to the bottom of this. As soon as I find out what happened, I’ll give you a call.”

My anger deflated, giving way to a wash of embarrassment. “I’m sorry,” I said, raking my hand through my hair. “It’s not your fault.”

The nurse reached out and tentatively placed a hand on my forearm. “I’m going to figure this out, Ms. Winters. And I assure you, when I have the name of the one responsible, there will be consequences.”

I bobbed my head and thanked her, but as I wandered off, I knew it didn’t matter. The damage was already done. The news was all over the haven and once again, thanks to the good old daily newspaper, my career was hanging by a thread.

All I could do was hope it didn’t snap before I found a safe place to land.

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