said.
Benny hit him on the arm.
“No, maybe I’m busy,” he mumbled.
"You guys, come on,” Nova said. “We have to
do something about these ghosts.”
“We can use our brains,” Benny said, “but
what will you two do?”
Takeesha glared at him. “Shut up, Benny.”
Nova remembered the grunt she gave just
before the ghost disappeared.
“We’ll use our magick powers,” she said in a
spooky voice.
Takeesha nodded.
Benny handed Max Kim his books and papers to
be put into his book bag on the back of the wheelchair. “There’s no
such thing. I keep telling you.”
“Look, let’s just put our brains together,”
Nova said picking up a paper he dropped and handed it to Max Kim.
Benny grabbed it and threw it back into his locker, then slammed it
closed, but not before Nova saw a sign inside that said, “No girls
allowed.” She smiled.
“Can’t we do this over the phone?” Benny
said.
“It’s better if we meet somewhere.”
“Fine. I’m doing this under protest. Are we
meeting at noon? Benny asked.
“Yes, bring some food to share. I live at
N5643 Hwy PW,” Nova said.
Chapter 8 Picnic
Saturday in Bardsville
started out foggy, but by noon the clouds had retreated back into
the sky. It became warm and humid late in the morning. Nova waited
on the living room couch for her friends to arrive. Scott was still
in bed, and Nova’s mom was at the vet's office until two.
Tucked under the tall oak and maple tree
branches, the century-old farmhouse was still cool, especially when
a nice breeze started to whistle through the window screens. Nova
felt cool and cozy at the same time.
She moved to the recliner to read the comics
and then her horoscope in the Saturday newspaper. Wilhelmina lay on
the floor in front of her, eating oatmeal with raisins and watching
her favorite show on Paranormal TV – the one about the animal
communicator who talked to dogs.
Nova was a Leo. It read: You will be
vanquished in your power to heal people on this day when Saturn's
moons align. Take heed not to curse yourself, lest you commit
yourself to not helping those you love.
Nova thought about that. One time she had to
write a report about Saturn. She remembered the planet had...well,
quite a few moons. How could they all possibly line up?
Nova put down the paper. "It says here that I
have the power to heal, but that power will be shut off today.
Shall I read yours?"
"Naw, I'll read it later."
Nova threw the newspaper aside.
“How’d you get the TV channels to stop
flipping?"
"I don't know. They just did." Wilhelmina put
her bowl in the kitchen and watched from the pass-through. At the
end of the show, a commercial came on. A Magickal Wares store was
having a special sale on fairy dust.
"I ought to buy that dust,” Wilhelmina
said.
"Why do you need fairy dust?” Nova said.
“It's not good for anything."
"I'll find some use for it. Besides I like
the smell. See you later." Wilhelmina smiled in a dreamy way,
grabbed her hip pack, and her bike from the porch, and headed up
the driveway.
Wilhelmina was sure acting strange.
Nova chewed a fingernail and continued to
watch the TV as she waited for her friends to arrive. The time
seemed to crawl. Outside, someone honked their car horn over and
over in quick succession. Nova ran to the window. It was
Wilhelmina’s and Scott’s dad, waiting for them to go to a rock
concert with him. She wished she could go, too, but their father
never liked her, and she didn’t know why. It wasn’t Nova’s fault
her mother had an affair.
Nova ran to the stairs and yelled: “Scott,
your dad is here.”
“Okay, tell him I’ll be down in a
minute.”
“He’s not coming in the house this time.
Also, you’d better hurry, Wilhelmina ran to town to get some fairy
dust.”
Something crashed upstairs. “Fine.” Scott
stumbled down, grabbed a banana, and ran out the door. Nova watched
through the window as he jumped into the car and slammed the door.
The car’s
Benny hit him on the arm.
“No, maybe I’m busy,” he mumbled.
"You guys, come on,” Nova said. “We have to
do something about these ghosts.”
“We can use our brains,” Benny said, “but
what will you two do?”
Takeesha glared at him. “Shut up, Benny.”
Nova remembered the grunt she gave just
before the ghost disappeared.
“We’ll use our magick powers,” she said in a
spooky voice.
Takeesha nodded.
Benny handed Max Kim his books and papers to
be put into his book bag on the back of the wheelchair. “There’s no
such thing. I keep telling you.”
“Look, let’s just put our brains together,”
Nova said picking up a paper he dropped and handed it to Max Kim.
Benny grabbed it and threw it back into his locker, then slammed it
closed, but not before Nova saw a sign inside that said, “No girls
allowed.” She smiled.
“Can’t we do this over the phone?” Benny
said.
“It’s better if we meet somewhere.”
“Fine. I’m doing this under protest. Are we
meeting at noon? Benny asked.
“Yes, bring some food to share. I live at
N5643 Hwy PW,” Nova said.
Chapter 8 Picnic
Saturday in Bardsville
started out foggy, but by noon the clouds had retreated back into
the sky. It became warm and humid late in the morning. Nova waited
on the living room couch for her friends to arrive. Scott was still
in bed, and Nova’s mom was at the vet's office until two.
Tucked under the tall oak and maple tree
branches, the century-old farmhouse was still cool, especially when
a nice breeze started to whistle through the window screens. Nova
felt cool and cozy at the same time.
She moved to the recliner to read the comics
and then her horoscope in the Saturday newspaper. Wilhelmina lay on
the floor in front of her, eating oatmeal with raisins and watching
her favorite show on Paranormal TV – the one about the animal
communicator who talked to dogs.
Nova was a Leo. It read: You will be
vanquished in your power to heal people on this day when Saturn's
moons align. Take heed not to curse yourself, lest you commit
yourself to not helping those you love.
Nova thought about that. One time she had to
write a report about Saturn. She remembered the planet had...well,
quite a few moons. How could they all possibly line up?
Nova put down the paper. "It says here that I
have the power to heal, but that power will be shut off today.
Shall I read yours?"
"Naw, I'll read it later."
Nova threw the newspaper aside.
“How’d you get the TV channels to stop
flipping?"
"I don't know. They just did." Wilhelmina put
her bowl in the kitchen and watched from the pass-through. At the
end of the show, a commercial came on. A Magickal Wares store was
having a special sale on fairy dust.
"I ought to buy that dust,” Wilhelmina
said.
"Why do you need fairy dust?” Nova said.
“It's not good for anything."
"I'll find some use for it. Besides I like
the smell. See you later." Wilhelmina smiled in a dreamy way,
grabbed her hip pack, and her bike from the porch, and headed up
the driveway.
Wilhelmina was sure acting strange.
Nova chewed a fingernail and continued to
watch the TV as she waited for her friends to arrive. The time
seemed to crawl. Outside, someone honked their car horn over and
over in quick succession. Nova ran to the window. It was
Wilhelmina’s and Scott’s dad, waiting for them to go to a rock
concert with him. She wished she could go, too, but their father
never liked her, and she didn’t know why. It wasn’t Nova’s fault
her mother had an affair.
Nova ran to the stairs and yelled: “Scott,
your dad is here.”
“Okay, tell him I’ll be down in a
minute.”
“He’s not coming in the house this time.
Also, you’d better hurry, Wilhelmina ran to town to get some fairy
dust.”
Something crashed upstairs. “Fine.” Scott
stumbled down, grabbed a banana, and ran out the door. Nova watched
through the window as he jumped into the car and slammed the door.
The car’s
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