Hand-Me-Down Magic #2 by Corey Ann Haydu

Author:Corey Ann Haydu
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-05-05T00:00:00+00:00

“Right now I am,” Del said. “As long as that cat doesn’t find me, I’ll be fine. But I’m bored.”

“I’ve never seen a cat at the playground,” Alma said. “Why don’t we go over there?”

“I can’t go back outside!” Del said. “Every time I go outside, that scary kitten finds me!”

“You’ve barely been outside,” Alma said.

“Well, when I was outside, the kitten found me,” Del said. She crossed her arms over her chest. She could be stubborn when she needed to be. And if she was going to avoid that black cat, she’d have to be very stubborn.

“Well, what do you want to do if we can’t go outside?” Alma asked.

Del was willing to do anything to forget about the crystal ball and her bad fortune. She and Alma played eighteen rounds of Candyland with Evie, and it didn’t help at all. Del taught Alma how to sing “Pon Pon Pon,” the song Abuelita always sang to Del when she was little. That made Del happy for a little bit, but she quickly felt scared again. She tried drawing pictures and practicing cartwheels and visiting all her titis. She even tried cleaning her room! None of it helped.

Del had loved that crystal ball. She loved magic. And she loved Alma for giving her the special present. She didn’t like being the fraidycat cousin.

“Maybe we can go outside for a little bit,” Del said. “But I’m going to close my eyes, and if you see the cat or hear it or anything at all, we’re going right back inside.”

“Okay,” Alma said. Del closed her eyes as tight as she could. Alma grabbed her hand and led her to the playground. Every few steps Del would ask if the kitten was there. It didn’t matter how many times Alma told her everything was fine. Del was still scared.

She didn’t get less scared at the playground. With her eyes closed, Del kept hearing noises that she was sure were that dangerous black kitten. Some scratching on the slide sounded like a kitten clawing at the plastic. Alma insisted that was just a little kid playing with a branch. Next, Del was sure she heard the kitten meowing. Alma told her that it was just a very squeaky swing.

When Del felt something soft brush against her ankles, she screamed. “It found me!”

Alma rushed to her side. The black kitten was nowhere to be found. Del’s favorite dog, Oscar, was just trying to say hello.

Del bent down to let Oscar lick her hand.

But just when she decided to relax and enjoy her friend Oscar, the kitten appeared again. It ran right up to Oscar and batted his fluffy white tail with its tiny paw. A kitten that small should be scared of a dog, even a cute white fluffy one. But this kitten wasn’t scared at all. Only curious. And determined. And Oscar didn’t seem to mind. He wagged his tail in response, causing the kitten to bat it even harder.

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