deal, after all.
That night, Jackie and I stayed up talking until I could barely keep my eyes open. She spoke about her difficulties when she started learning the craft, and I had to admit, it was nice to hear about someone else’s problems. She admitted that a large issue between her and my mother was jealousy. Jackie was envious at how easy the craft came to my mother. She felt like she had to practice twice as hard, and yet, never seemed to come anywhere near my mother’s power. It was strange, but in this situation, I felt like I could relate to what Jackie was saying. There were times when I felt like I was the worst witch on the planet. Abby and Blake always made everything look and sound so easy. Even though Jackie and I had only known each other for a couple days, it was beginning to feel like I had known her for a lot longer, and I couldn’t help feeling relieved that we were getting along.
After telling Jackie goodnight, I headed to bed and let my thoughts drift to the person I wished was there with me right now. I hoped that one day I would see him again, be able to touch his face and kiss his lips. It had only been a few days since I had seen Blake, but it already felt like so much longer.
The next day began a little more promising. Collin showed up at ten a.m. It wasn’t the bright and early, crack of dawn I was expecting or used to with Abby, but it was still an improvement for him. He also hadn’t called me any stupid names or criticized Abby, so as far as I was concerned, today was starting off better than the day before.
“So, you don’t fly, do you?” Collin asked me out of the blue on our way to the warehouse.
I swallowed hard. “Yes, I fly... just not very well.”
“Huh, and why is that?”
“Well, Abby wanted me to learn how to defend myself against dark magic, instead of running away from it.” I tried to sound confident, but it came off sounding like I was more on the defensive. He had better not start bashing Abby, or he is heading straight up towards the clouds , I thought to myself.
Nothing negative came out of his mouth. Instead, he nodded his head in agreement. “I can see that, but it’s still an important skill you need to perfect. There are times when flying comes in handy. Like right now, we could’ve been at the warehouse a half hour ago.”
“Would that be for my benefit or are you just particularly lazy this morning?” I asked, jokingly.
He narrowed his eyes upon me. “No, I actually prefer to walk, but after yesterday, I agree with you and I think I should start taking this teacher role more seriously. I think our first step should be maximizing our time together.”
It wasn’t clear to me if he was joking or not. This is what I wanted and what he had agreed to yesterday, it just didn’t seem possible that he could change his tune so quickly.
“So, we’ll start flying lessons today.” He looked over at me with a large grin. “Flying lessons are my favorite thing to teach.”
“Great,” I mumbled, feeling the anxiety build in my stomach.
“So, tell me a little more about Abby,” Collin insisted, totally changing the subject.
I had been so vague with my answers the other day and I wondered if I continued, would he start to get suspicious?
“She was assigned to me by the council, and then, after a few weeks, some things came up and she couldn’t train me anymore.” There it was, short and sweet.
“Interesting,” Collin said, intrigued. “You know that’s rare. Being assigned personally by the council doesn’t happen very often. You have to be something pre-tty special for them to show an interest in you.”
Great, my plan had totally backfired. I bit my lip, wondering if there was a way to get out of this without piquing his interest even more. “Really? I didn’t know that was so rare. I thought that the council always assigned the teachers, protectors, and guardians?”
Collin laughed. “Well, back in the olden days, that’s
That night, Jackie and I stayed up talking until I could barely keep my eyes open. She spoke about her difficulties when she started learning the craft, and I had to admit, it was nice to hear about someone else’s problems. She admitted that a large issue between her and my mother was jealousy. Jackie was envious at how easy the craft came to my mother. She felt like she had to practice twice as hard, and yet, never seemed to come anywhere near my mother’s power. It was strange, but in this situation, I felt like I could relate to what Jackie was saying. There were times when I felt like I was the worst witch on the planet. Abby and Blake always made everything look and sound so easy. Even though Jackie and I had only known each other for a couple days, it was beginning to feel like I had known her for a lot longer, and I couldn’t help feeling relieved that we were getting along.
After telling Jackie goodnight, I headed to bed and let my thoughts drift to the person I wished was there with me right now. I hoped that one day I would see him again, be able to touch his face and kiss his lips. It had only been a few days since I had seen Blake, but it already felt like so much longer.
The next day began a little more promising. Collin showed up at ten a.m. It wasn’t the bright and early, crack of dawn I was expecting or used to with Abby, but it was still an improvement for him. He also hadn’t called me any stupid names or criticized Abby, so as far as I was concerned, today was starting off better than the day before.
“So, you don’t fly, do you?” Collin asked me out of the blue on our way to the warehouse.
I swallowed hard. “Yes, I fly... just not very well.”
“Huh, and why is that?”
“Well, Abby wanted me to learn how to defend myself against dark magic, instead of running away from it.” I tried to sound confident, but it came off sounding like I was more on the defensive. He had better not start bashing Abby, or he is heading straight up towards the clouds , I thought to myself.
Nothing negative came out of his mouth. Instead, he nodded his head in agreement. “I can see that, but it’s still an important skill you need to perfect. There are times when flying comes in handy. Like right now, we could’ve been at the warehouse a half hour ago.”
“Would that be for my benefit or are you just particularly lazy this morning?” I asked, jokingly.
He narrowed his eyes upon me. “No, I actually prefer to walk, but after yesterday, I agree with you and I think I should start taking this teacher role more seriously. I think our first step should be maximizing our time together.”
It wasn’t clear to me if he was joking or not. This is what I wanted and what he had agreed to yesterday, it just didn’t seem possible that he could change his tune so quickly.
“So, we’ll start flying lessons today.” He looked over at me with a large grin. “Flying lessons are my favorite thing to teach.”
“Great,” I mumbled, feeling the anxiety build in my stomach.
“So, tell me a little more about Abby,” Collin insisted, totally changing the subject.
I had been so vague with my answers the other day and I wondered if I continued, would he start to get suspicious?
“She was assigned to me by the council, and then, after a few weeks, some things came up and she couldn’t train me anymore.” There it was, short and sweet.
“Interesting,” Collin said, intrigued. “You know that’s rare. Being assigned personally by the council doesn’t happen very often. You have to be something pre-tty special for them to show an interest in you.”
Great, my plan had totally backfired. I bit my lip, wondering if there was a way to get out of this without piquing his interest even more. “Really? I didn’t know that was so rare. I thought that the council always assigned the teachers, protectors, and guardians?”
Collin laughed. “Well, back in the olden days, that’s
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