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Authors: Lynne Ewing
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have a crush on him.
"Anything
for dinner?" He walked over to the stove.
"Macaroni
and cheese," Serena said.
"Where?"
"The oven.
106
He took the
casserole from the oven. Steam rose into his face. Collin set the
casserole on a trivet, then took a spoon from the dishwasher and dug
in.
"It's
hot," Serena called out.
He bit anyway.
"Hot!" he yelped, and danced around. Wally scampered under
the table.
"Collin's
a surfer," Serena said adoringly, as if that explained
everything.
"The
macaroni is great," Collin yelled. He scooped some onto a plate
and left the kitchen. The sound of MTV came from someplace deep in
the house.
Serena turned
back to Vanessa. "He's pretty cool for a brother, actually.
Morgan had a big crush on him for a while. But I think she's had a
crush on everyone, especially Michael."
Vanessa sighed
and wondered if she even had a right to date Michael. After all,
Morgan was her friend and--
"Don't
worry about it." Serena interrupted her thoughts. "Collin
says Morgan doesn't have boyfriends, she takes prisoners. She's
really possessive. So maybe she didn't have a relationship
107
with Michael
like she thinks she did."
Vanessa still
felt bad. Had Michael taken advantage of Morgan? Was she too
embarrassed to tell Vanessa everything about it? Maybe Michael had--
"She never
had a real date with him." Serena spoke in a soothing voice.
"She saw him at a party and they got together."
"How do
you know so much?"
"I
listen." Serena smiled. She shuffled the cards. "Let's
start again. Think of your question. You need to be specific for the
cards to work."
"Okay,"
Vanessa said.
"Ready?"
Serena snapped the cards. "Divide the deck into three stacks
again."
Vanessa nodded
and thought, Am I in danger of having my secret discovered? Then she
divided the cards into three stacks.
Serena gazed at
her, her green eyes fiery. Again Vanessa had an odd feeling, this
time like a whisper of wind roving around her mind. It was relaxing.
She started to close her eyes.
Serena slapped
the first card on the table.
Vanessa opened
her eyes with a start.
108
"The
knight of cups," Serena said. "He's always a bearer of
important news or an invitation to social events." She grinned.
"He also brings new developments in love. Are you sure you're
not thinking about Michael?"
"Yes."
Vanessa tried to concentrate on the two different nights when she
felt as if someone had been following her.
"Maybe you
should be more specific."
"How would
you know if I was specific or not?" Vanessa asked.
"I can't
know." Serena giggled. "Just in general people aren't very
specific. It's easier for the cards to work if you add in all the
details."
Vanessa
shrugged and thought of the night with Michael at the Bowl; then she
looked at Serena and stopped. Serena's pupils were enlarged again,
and she was staring. Vanessa winced. That feeling in her mind was
strong this time. Maybe she was getting a migraine. She rubbed her
temples.
An odd look
gathered on Serena's face as if she saw something that amazed and
puzzled her.
"What do
you see?" Vanessa asked, the balls of her fingers working her
scalp.
109
"Nothing,"
Serena said; but her voice filled with wonder and she seemed excited
about something. Then she turned the next card. "Damn," she
muttered, and her mood seemed suddenly dark.
The card showed
the image of a moon with the face of a woman. Two yellow dogs barked
at the night sky.
"I think
this one was out of order." She started to push the card back
into the deck. "Let's go to the next."
Vanessa grabbed
her hand and took the card. "What does it mean?" she said
nervously. She didn't really believe in fortune-telling, but it
frightened her the way Serena was acting.
"The card
means an unforeseen danger. Something is not as it seems." She
looked at Vanessa long and hard. "It means you should be
cautious. Very cautious."
"Why?"
Serena clicked
the piercing in her tongue against her teeth. "It's
complicated."
Vanessa waited.
"According
to the
"Anything
for dinner?" He walked over to the stove.
"Macaroni
and cheese," Serena said.
"Where?"
"The oven.
106
He took the
casserole from the oven. Steam rose into his face. Collin set the
casserole on a trivet, then took a spoon from the dishwasher and dug
in.
"It's
hot," Serena called out.
He bit anyway.
"Hot!" he yelped, and danced around. Wally scampered under
the table.
"Collin's
a surfer," Serena said adoringly, as if that explained
everything.
"The
macaroni is great," Collin yelled. He scooped some onto a plate
and left the kitchen. The sound of MTV came from someplace deep in
the house.
Serena turned
back to Vanessa. "He's pretty cool for a brother, actually.
Morgan had a big crush on him for a while. But I think she's had a
crush on everyone, especially Michael."
Vanessa sighed
and wondered if she even had a right to date Michael. After all,
Morgan was her friend and--
"Don't
worry about it." Serena interrupted her thoughts. "Collin
says Morgan doesn't have boyfriends, she takes prisoners. She's
really possessive. So maybe she didn't have a relationship
107
with Michael
like she thinks she did."
Vanessa still
felt bad. Had Michael taken advantage of Morgan? Was she too
embarrassed to tell Vanessa everything about it? Maybe Michael had--
"She never
had a real date with him." Serena spoke in a soothing voice.
"She saw him at a party and they got together."
"How do
you know so much?"
"I
listen." Serena smiled. She shuffled the cards. "Let's
start again. Think of your question. You need to be specific for the
cards to work."
"Okay,"
Vanessa said.
"Ready?"
Serena snapped the cards. "Divide the deck into three stacks
again."
Vanessa nodded
and thought, Am I in danger of having my secret discovered? Then she
divided the cards into three stacks.
Serena gazed at
her, her green eyes fiery. Again Vanessa had an odd feeling, this
time like a whisper of wind roving around her mind. It was relaxing.
She started to close her eyes.
Serena slapped
the first card on the table.
Vanessa opened
her eyes with a start.
108
"The
knight of cups," Serena said. "He's always a bearer of
important news or an invitation to social events." She grinned.
"He also brings new developments in love. Are you sure you're
not thinking about Michael?"
"Yes."
Vanessa tried to concentrate on the two different nights when she
felt as if someone had been following her.
"Maybe you
should be more specific."
"How would
you know if I was specific or not?" Vanessa asked.
"I can't
know." Serena giggled. "Just in general people aren't very
specific. It's easier for the cards to work if you add in all the
details."
Vanessa
shrugged and thought of the night with Michael at the Bowl; then she
looked at Serena and stopped. Serena's pupils were enlarged again,
and she was staring. Vanessa winced. That feeling in her mind was
strong this time. Maybe she was getting a migraine. She rubbed her
temples.
An odd look
gathered on Serena's face as if she saw something that amazed and
puzzled her.
"What do
you see?" Vanessa asked, the balls of her fingers working her
scalp.
109
"Nothing,"
Serena said; but her voice filled with wonder and she seemed excited
about something. Then she turned the next card. "Damn," she
muttered, and her mood seemed suddenly dark.
The card showed
the image of a moon with the face of a woman. Two yellow dogs barked
at the night sky.
"I think
this one was out of order." She started to push the card back
into the deck. "Let's go to the next."
Vanessa grabbed
her hand and took the card. "What does it mean?" she said
nervously. She didn't really believe in fortune-telling, but it
frightened her the way Serena was acting.
"The card
means an unforeseen danger. Something is not as it seems." She
looked at Vanessa long and hard. "It means you should be
cautious. Very cautious."
"Why?"
Serena clicked
the piercing in her tongue against her teeth. "It's
complicated."
Vanessa waited.
"According
to the
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