The Circle by Cindy Cipriano

Author:Cindy Cipriano [Cipriano, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912701698
Publisher: Vulpine Press
Published: 2019-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

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Calum and his parents always spent Christmas Day together at home. When Calum and Wrecks trotted downstairs that morning, they found Kenzie and Gus waiting in the family room. The curtains had been pulled back, revealing the beautiful mountain side, which was covered in a thick blanket of fresh snow.

“Merry Christmas,” Calum said excitedly.

“Merry Christmas.” His parents echoed. They motioned him to join them on the couch where they all enjoyed their traditional Christmas breakfast of soft-boiled eggs on thick toast. Just when Calum could wait no more, Gus said, “Go ahead, son.”

Calum dove under the tree, and with Wrecks’ help, passed out all the Christmas presents. Calum was surprised to discover a silver watch on a leather strap among his gifts. Calum read the inscription, “My son, my spirit.”

“Your granddad gave me that watch when I started middle school,” said Gus. “I had to replace the strap, but the watch still works.”

“It’s cool. Thanks Dad.” Calum was thrilled to have something his father had when he was a kid. He sat beside Gus for several minutes, one hand on his dad’s shoulder and the other turning the watch over and over, looking at it from all angles.

After tidying up the ripped wrapping paper and torn ribbons, Calum jogged up the stairs to pack for his trip to Tusatha. He overheard his parents’ conversation.

“That was the best gift ever,” said Gus.

“What?” asked Kenzie.

“Just being here with Calum.”

“Yeah, he won’t do that much longer. Before we know it, he’ll be spending more and more time with his friends,” said Kenzie.

I’ll always want to spend time with you guys, thought Calum.

Since Kenzie’s parents were visiting friends in Aessea and would not return to Tusatha until the end of the school session, Calum would be staying with Hagen’s grandparents, Connor and Aine Brady, the King and Queen of the Faerie Realm. This eased Kenzie’s worries enough to permit Calum to travel with Hagen without her. The boys passed through the thresholds with ease the day they returned to Tusatha.

The Public House had been painstakingly decorated for the Christmas season. A large, live tree stood growing in the center of the room. It was adorned in different shades of cream. There were hundreds of delicate ivory-colored ornaments, which depicted various winter scenes. Small ceramic shapes in pale white shades were scattered about the tree. A large cream-colored bow was perched on the top, its ribbons gracefully trailing downward on two sides of the tree. Aside from the sheer size and the multitude of ornaments, this tree was special in another way. Every few minutes a gold shimmering began at the top of the tree and worked its way to the ground. As the shimmering passed through each branch, the decorations changed color. This time they changed to different shades of robin’s egg blue, but in another ten minutes they would all be shades of lilac.

A booming voice called out, “Hello Calum! So good to see you again. And you too, Hagen.”

“Hello, Father.” Hagen waved to Father Christmas, who was surrounded by small Sidhe.

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