Crystal Magic (Clearwater Witches Book 1) by Madeline Freeman

Author:Madeline Freeman [Freeman, Madeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Published: 2014-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

I push open the front door of my house cautiously. Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to bring Owen home—not today. What if Jodi is still in bed? I can’t say I would blame her if she was: Her best friend died yesterday.

But as I cross the threshold, the teakettle begins to whistle and I know Jodi is up. Still, I hold a hand up toward Owen, motioning for him to stay by the door while I move toward the kitchen. If Jodi’s in pajamas and a mud mask, she might not want a visitor.

Jodi is pouring hot water into a big blue mug when I round the corner and she is, to my surprise, dressed in jeans and a sweater.

“How are you?”

Jodi jumps, hot water sloshing onto the counter. She turns to me, hand pressed to her chest. “Krissa. You scared the life out of me.” She squeezes her eyes shut, shaking her head. “Not literally, of course.” She opens her eyes and sets the kettle back on the stove. “There’s more water, if you want some tea.”

“Maybe later.” I step into the kitchen, studying Jodi’s face. Her eyes are puffy; she’s been crying. I bite my lower lip. Perhaps this isn’t the best time to ask her the questions buzzing around in my head.

A floorboard creaks and Jodi looks in the direction of the front door. “Is someone here?”

I nod. “Yeah. It’s Owen. We actually… We wanted to ask you some things. We thought you might know about…” I can’t make my mouth form the words. “If it’s not a good time, we can maybe do it later. In a few days or…”

Jodi’s narrows her eyes, revealing the slightest wrinkles crinkling the delicate skin around them. After a moment, her shoulders relax and she picks up her mug, cradling it between both hands. “Let’s sit in the dining room.”

I walk to the dining room and wave Owen over. He settles in the chair beside me. Jodi sits at the head of the table and takes a long sip of her tea before nodding at me. “What is it?”

I look to Owen, hoping he’s come up with the right thing to ask without making both of us sound crazy. The look on his face tells me he assumed I would be the one asking questions. I sigh, turning back to Jodi. “We have a theory,” I begin. “Well, Lexie has a theory—and Owen didn’t really believe it until last night.” Jodi shifts and I silently curse myself before pressing on. “We think you might know something—because of your store and the Barnettes being one of the founding families and all. But if you don’t know anything, that’s fine too. Because we’re just curious, really, and…”

Owen puts his hand on my forearm and leans close to me, toward Jodi. “Jodi, do you know anything about witches?”

Jodi takes another sip of her tea. The movement is so slow and deliberate I wonder if she’s doing it to stall for time.

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