Monster Magic in Witchwood by Jessica Lancaster

Author:Jessica Lancaster [Lancaster, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-16T16:00:00+00:00

FOURTEEN

After a few extra hours sleeping, I woke to a refreshing haze of light. My head fizzled slightly like a carbonated drink. I pushed my duvet away in a single hand swish. A smile ached into my face; euphoria, the feeling travelled with me as I stood and spun on the spot.

I glanced at myself in the full-length mirror against the cupboard, revealing dirt up my legs. I guess I hadn’t cleaned myself off before climbing into bed. I didn’t quite remember leaving the garden at all.

Turning on a dirty foot, I noticed the mud across my bedsheets and the underside of my duvet. The fizzing whizz continued around me. I was high on energy; the soil had taken me from my angst.

“This won’t do,” I said, raising both hands above my head. “Fix it.” I snapped my fingers and my bedding was clean.

I dusted my hands off on my pyjama bottoms like I’d done some heavy lifting.

As I left my bedroom, I heard the television from the living room. Laughter followed like an unnatural laughing track.

“Oh, Nora,” Cass said, sitting upright in her chair as she spotted me stood in the doorway.

“Morning,” I said. “Watching anything good?”

She shook her head, clamouring to find the remote. “No, nothing,” she said, turning it off. “How’re you feeling?”

“Wonderful,” I said. “I’m going to make some toast, and we can begin today’s lesson.”

She stood in a shot by my side. “What are we doing today?”

My midnight dip into the dirt had provided me with a little clarity. “Children,” I said. “Children can be all types of powerful.”

She nodded along to my words. “Okay, okay,” she said. “I’ll get my book.”

I showered before making breakfast and a large pot of tea. Cassandra was already at the table with reading glasses on her nose and her open book of shadows, her hand ready to spell words to the page.

“I’m ready to learn,” she said.

Squeezing my eyes into a squint, I looked her over. “Let’s begin with a list of creatures that target children,” I said. “Always a valuable place to begin.”

“Um.”

I took a seat and glanced around, something was off. “Is Greg here?”

She shook her head. “Nope.”

I’d grown used to Greg’s regular appearance during the morning, but it was none of my concern or worry if it wasn’t around. “Okay, creatures.”

“Uh.”

“Anything?”

“Fairies?” she suggested with hesitation.

I snapped my fingers, pouring tea into my mug with a free hand. “Sure,” I said. “Of course, there are many types of fairy, but common. Most cases I had were regarding fairy kin.”

“Changelings?” she asked in a gasp.

Hovering a hand and turning it side-to-side, a more-or-less gesture. “That’s only when fairies steal human children and replace them with their own.”

“Oh, what else?” she asked.

I snapped my fingers and my book of shadows appeared on the table. “I have a list,” I said, clicking. The book opened and pages whirred by, flopping open on a page titled, ‘Children’.

She opened her mouth as an elongated, “wow’” came out.

I sipped a little tea, massaging my vocal chords with the gentle heat.

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