Curse of Stone by Veronica Shade

Author:Veronica Shade [Shade, Veronica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evershade Publishing
Published: 2019-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

I lie on my bed, waiting for the sounds of the school to die down. It’s already dark, but I can still hear people laughing and talking until well past midnight. We’re supposed to be in our rooms by ten p.m., but we don’t have a “bedtime.” As long as people are quiet, students are free to stay up all night talking, reading, or watching TV on their phones or laptops if they want.

I was able to get out of staying in Krista’s room tonight. I told her that while I was straightening up, I didn’t hear or feel anything else, so I was probably safe for now. She still seemed a little worried, but she didn’t press back. I mean, I’d have to be crazy to want to stay in a demon-infested room, right?

Though I don’t doubt the going crazy part. If anyone knew what I’d been doing, what I’m thinking, they’d surely doubt my sanity. It was bad enough when I was just talking to the statue. That was actually rather therapeutic. I had to talk to someone. But actively tempting a ghost—or demon? I suppose it’s possible that Ivy and Krista are right and there is a demon in my room. Maybe a very clever demon. One that’s playing on my sympathies.

After the halls quiet down, I slip across the room, lock my door, and pull out Giselle’s sketch of the man in the grotto. After the way Ms. Brewster took away all of Giselle’s other things, I can’t help but worry what she would do if she catches me with this one. She would certainly be angry I have it, but why? What was Giselle working on that Ms. Brewster is so protective of?

I run my finger over the cheek and jawline of the man’s face. Giselle had done a little more than draw the statue. She gave a dark brown color to his hair and colored in his eyes. She used shading on his jaw, forehead, and lips. He’s incredibly handsome. His head is cocked the wrong way, though. It’s tilted far more to the right than it is in real life.

How many other liberties had Giselle taken with the sketch? With all of them? And why? Was this some bizarre art project?

That doesn’t feel like the case. Something else is going on here. The runes she had drawn...or written? Runes are a language, right? Anyway, the runes she had written have to mean something as well. Why didn’t she just write her notes in English?

It’s interesting she didn’t know this man’s name, either. From what I remember from the notebook, each statue has a name and some biographical information. So why hadn’t she been able to find out this man’s name? True, it isn’t on the statue base. But where did she get the information about the other statues?

I thud the palm of my hand against my forehead. Duh! Why didn’t I think of it sooner? The statues must be based on real people! Probably historical figures from witch history or something.

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