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Authors: Candace Havens
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behind me.
She dabbed her nose with a tissue. "He called not long after he brought you here." Her eyes welled with tears. "Oh, baby, I've just never been so frightened. We almost lost you twice."
I squeezed the hand she put in mine and brought it to my cheek. "Sorry. I'd tried to get the poison out of my system. I invoked every healing spell and potion I could find, but nothing seemed to work. By the time I realized how sick I really was, well, I guess it was too late."
"Don't worry about it now, dear. Garnout knew exactly what to do." She pushed my hair away from my face.
"Where is he?"
"When your vital signs stabilized I sent him to the shop and your dad back to the hospital. They were both driving me crazy. Hovering and clucking, like mother hens. Your dad wanted to try antibiotics, and Garnout poured one potion after another down your throat. I'll call them in a minute to let them know you're awake."
We talked for a few more minutes and she gave me my journal to write in. She knows how important it is for me to get everything on paper. I'm kind of paranoid that someday a warlock will get the best of me, and no one will know what happened.
Oh, man I'm tired. Think I'll rest for a bit.
Thursday, 2 P. M.
Bored witches: 1
They finally let me out of bed today. Since I woke up, my mom, dad and Garnout have been waiting on me hand and foot. It's quite disconcerting. We've played cards, listened to music and I've read the latest
Witch's Journals
until my eyes are crossed.
I even had "the talk" with my mother. No, not the birds and the bees. The why-does-my-boyfriend-hate-me talk.
"That man loves you." My mother smiled as she laid down her sixth hand. She's a killer gin player and has no sympathy for a sick daughter. "I know he does."
I almost threw my cards at her. "Let's play Texas Hold 'Em." At least then I might have a chance of winning. "And he may have loved me once, Mom, but I almost died and he hasn't even called."
"I told you, we haven't been able to get in touch with him, and Kira says he's out of town."
Kira had told me the same thing. She and Caleb have been so worried about me. I'm lucky to have friends like them.
"So what should I do? How do I get him to love me again?" The words sounded desperate, even to me.
"Baby, you can't make someone love you. I saw those pictures of you and that Zane fellow. Sam's a great guy, but we all have our pride. It couldn't have been easy for him to see."
I understood that. Really, I did. "But why can't we at least discuss it like adults? He won't even answer my calls."
Mom shuffled the cards. "Oh, honey, give him time." She held up a hand. "I know that isn't what you want to hear, but men have to mull things over a bit. Trust me, your father and I have had our differences. There's been lots of mulling on both our parts."
I'd never heard my parents argue much. Once in a while when Dad got tired of going to charity events, or when Mom had to teach late at night and he worried about her safety.
She was a pretty powerful witch, though she turned away from the craft. My dad didn't need to worry about her. We played for a little longer. I won one hand out of five, and she'd never played the game before. Did I mention my mother's perfect?
This afternoon, I'm outside in the tiny courtyard below Garnout's apartment. He shares the green space with two other tenants. It's beautiful, and though it's August in New York and about two hundred degrees, the flowers are in full bloom. The jasmine and roses make me think of my own garden back home.
The wizard knows how much I need nature to heal. That's where the majority of my magic comes from and I have to be close to it on a consistent basis to feel good.
His apartment is always tidy, though it's filled with oddities from around the world. I like things a little less pristine, and nature is always messy.
The prime minister, Zane, and several of my friends besides Kira and Caleb in Sweet have called to check on me. I
She dabbed her nose with a tissue. "He called not long after he brought you here." Her eyes welled with tears. "Oh, baby, I've just never been so frightened. We almost lost you twice."
I squeezed the hand she put in mine and brought it to my cheek. "Sorry. I'd tried to get the poison out of my system. I invoked every healing spell and potion I could find, but nothing seemed to work. By the time I realized how sick I really was, well, I guess it was too late."
"Don't worry about it now, dear. Garnout knew exactly what to do." She pushed my hair away from my face.
"Where is he?"
"When your vital signs stabilized I sent him to the shop and your dad back to the hospital. They were both driving me crazy. Hovering and clucking, like mother hens. Your dad wanted to try antibiotics, and Garnout poured one potion after another down your throat. I'll call them in a minute to let them know you're awake."
We talked for a few more minutes and she gave me my journal to write in. She knows how important it is for me to get everything on paper. I'm kind of paranoid that someday a warlock will get the best of me, and no one will know what happened.
Oh, man I'm tired. Think I'll rest for a bit.
Thursday, 2 P. M.
Bored witches: 1
They finally let me out of bed today. Since I woke up, my mom, dad and Garnout have been waiting on me hand and foot. It's quite disconcerting. We've played cards, listened to music and I've read the latest
Witch's Journals
until my eyes are crossed.
I even had "the talk" with my mother. No, not the birds and the bees. The why-does-my-boyfriend-hate-me talk.
"That man loves you." My mother smiled as she laid down her sixth hand. She's a killer gin player and has no sympathy for a sick daughter. "I know he does."
I almost threw my cards at her. "Let's play Texas Hold 'Em." At least then I might have a chance of winning. "And he may have loved me once, Mom, but I almost died and he hasn't even called."
"I told you, we haven't been able to get in touch with him, and Kira says he's out of town."
Kira had told me the same thing. She and Caleb have been so worried about me. I'm lucky to have friends like them.
"So what should I do? How do I get him to love me again?" The words sounded desperate, even to me.
"Baby, you can't make someone love you. I saw those pictures of you and that Zane fellow. Sam's a great guy, but we all have our pride. It couldn't have been easy for him to see."
I understood that. Really, I did. "But why can't we at least discuss it like adults? He won't even answer my calls."
Mom shuffled the cards. "Oh, honey, give him time." She held up a hand. "I know that isn't what you want to hear, but men have to mull things over a bit. Trust me, your father and I have had our differences. There's been lots of mulling on both our parts."
I'd never heard my parents argue much. Once in a while when Dad got tired of going to charity events, or when Mom had to teach late at night and he worried about her safety.
She was a pretty powerful witch, though she turned away from the craft. My dad didn't need to worry about her. We played for a little longer. I won one hand out of five, and she'd never played the game before. Did I mention my mother's perfect?
This afternoon, I'm outside in the tiny courtyard below Garnout's apartment. He shares the green space with two other tenants. It's beautiful, and though it's August in New York and about two hundred degrees, the flowers are in full bloom. The jasmine and roses make me think of my own garden back home.
The wizard knows how much I need nature to heal. That's where the majority of my magic comes from and I have to be close to it on a consistent basis to feel good.
His apartment is always tidy, though it's filled with oddities from around the world. I like things a little less pristine, and nature is always messy.
The prime minister, Zane, and several of my friends besides Kira and Caleb in Sweet have called to check on me. I
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