Wicked Omen by Megan Montero

Author:Megan Montero [Montero, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leo Press
Published: 2019-09-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Astrid

Dark Arts took on a whole new meaning at Warwick Academy. I pictured myself learning how to curse someone, do mind control, or even make a toxic poison. I did not expect to be sitting in an art class painting a still life of a nepenthes plant. A deadly meat-eating plant that the warlocks seemed to love. Leo sat next to me painting a perfect rendition of it. His had the deep upside-down bell shape of the flower perfectly colored green with red little flecks. At the top of the flower, there was an opening where the plant would suck its prey in and digest it. Long vines streamed out the top of it and a single leaf acted as a cover for the mouth of the plant.

The easels were set up in a perfect circle around the plant that sat on a pedestal at the center of the room. Art supplies lined the room. Brushes stood in jars on the windowsill. But what surprised me the most about this classroom was that it wasn’t as dark as the others at Warwick. This one was light and airy, with oversized widows that overlooked the haunted forest. I dipped my paintbrush into the green paint and smeared it across the canvas. All the while I felt everyone’s eyes on me.

I leaned in to whisper to Leo, “I mean, you should’ve seen me in summoning class this morning. We were supposed to summon a cat, a very simple thing apparently . . . for everyone else but me.”

“Give yourself a break. I mean, you just got here. You’ll pick it all up.” He leaned back, admiring his painting while pressing the handle of the paintbrush over his lips.

“Leo, I summoned catnip. Literally, an entire bush of the crap. Can you guess what happened after that?” I stabbed my paintbrush onto green paint and smeared it over the canvas.

“That cats ate it?”

“The cats freaking ate it!” I turned to face him. “Do you know what it’s like to have a classroom full of high cats? Because I can tell it wasn’t good.”

A light chuckle burst from his lips. “I can only imagine.” He dabbed more red onto his flower.

“It was so embarrassing.” I glanced up at the podium at the center of the room and noticed more than one set of eyes on me. I leaned in to whisper to him again, “Is it just me or is everyone looking at me?”

“Girl, the whole school saw that gold magic tornado mess you caused.” He dipped his paintbrush into the red paint between us. “Plus, Kitty told everyone what a freak you are.”

I bit my bottom lip. “Do you think I’m a freak?”

He was my only friend, and although we’d only known each other for a short time, I felt so comfortable with him. He shook his head. “Psh, no. First, I always take the source into consideration. Second, Kitty is a bitch, and third, I think you’re crazy powerful and she’s jealous.”

“Focus, Leo.

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