Spirit Prophecy by E.E. Holmes

Author:E.E. Holmes [Holmes, E.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lily Faire Publishing
Published: 2014-08-08T00:00:00+00:00

11

MISSED CONNECTIONS

KARMA SHOULD HAVE DICTATED THAT WE EMERGED the next morning from our rooms, fresh-faced and full of confidence in our new reputation as the resident badasses of Fairhaven Hall, tossing our artistically tousled hair and walking with a new swing in our step. Instead, we both caught monstrous colds and spent the next two weeks coughing and sneezing miserably all over each other. We did our best to look as un-miserable as possible at breakfast the next morning though I, for one, would rather have spent another hour with the Elemental than give Peyton the satisfaction of knowing her prank had any lasting negative impact, even if that impact was only a cold.

The only thing that could have lightened our congested, hacking wretchedness was the wary look on many of the faces around the dining hall. Hannah took a break from blowing her nose long enough to give Peyton’s table a casual wave, which caused many of the occupants to become intensely interested in their cornflakes.

Savannah, Brenna, and Mackie listened to our story with mouths hanging open, although Mackie’s initial response was horror and guilt that this had all unfolded on her watch as head girl, and it took us nearly ten minutes to convince her that there was nothing she could have done to prevent it.

“I can’t believe they left you there with the Elemental,” she said, shaking her head. It was rare for something in the Durupinen world to elicit much from her other than a nod or a knowing smile. “No one’s done that in about a hundred years, at least. I didn’t even think it was real. I thought it was one of those stories you make up, to frighten people into behaving themselves, like the boogeyman.”

“Well, we can definitely confirm that it is not only real, but every bit as scary as the stories claim,” I said. “If I were in charge around here, my first act would be to figure out a way to get rid of that thing.”

“You going to report them?” Savvy asked.

“What would be the point?” I said. “They kept those freak doll masks on the whole time, so even though we know at least a few of them that were involved, we can’t really prove it. It would be their word against ours. And besides, who on that Council is going to punish them?”

“Well, Celeste would try, but she’d get overruled,” Brenna said.

“Yeah, by Marion and her crew, and you know she was probably the one that put them up to it in the first place,” Mackie added.

“Well that’s complete crap,” Savvy said, slamming her hand down on the table and knocking over the maple syrup. “I’ve gotten punished twice already just for breaking curfew. Meanwhile those toxic little mannequins kidnap you and unleash some demon creature from hell on you, and they don’t even get a slap on the wrist?”

“Tradition is the best defense for anything that happens here. They’re just going to insist that they were following the old customs, and no one will even bat an eyelash,” I said.

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