whipped his head around. “Oh, No. My mom is going to
kill me,” he mumbled before looking back at the road.
“What does your mom have to do with this?” I shouted at him
as he turned down a back road I’d never been down before.
“She’s allergic to cats. She doesn’t want any dander around
the twins, in case they’re allergic too.”
“Keith.
It’s your car. And your mother being mad at us is the least of our worries
right now,” I reminded him.
He pressed his lips into a straight line. “Your Mom may be
gone but my mom is sleep deprived. Believe me, it’s not pretty either. Besides,
I drive the twins around when they won’t go to sleep sometimes, so it does
matter.”
I stared at him. “You do? You drive the twins around? Aww.
Keith, that’s so sweet.”
“Sydney! It’s not sweet. We listen to tunes and they fall
asleep.” He frowned at me. “This is completely beside the point.”
“Okay, okay. I just didn’t know you did that.” Inside I
giggled. “How about this? I wish Keith’s mom won’t get mad at him if she finds
out he had a cat in his back seat.” I clapped my hands together. ”There. Witch
stuff. Done.”
He didn’t say anything, but pushed out his lips thoughtfully.
“You know what’s bizarre,” I asked.
He didn’t answer.
“I can’t even tell if my wishes are working or not. I don’t
get a sign or anything. They just do. Don’t you think they should come with
directions? My powers?”
Magic jumped up to the top of the seat back and leapt into my
lap. “And then there’s this cat. He walks through doors, he appears in cars.
This is not a normal cat.”
“You are not a normal girl.”
“Hey.”
I was about to defend myself, but Keith interrupted.
“Sydney. We’re here.”
CHAPTER TEN
I’d been so distracted I barely noticed the changed scenery.
But now my eyes were wide open. Keith pulled his car into a clearing. A
clearing that led to a forest. A forest of trees. Big, tall branchy trees.
“Ouch.” Magic kneaded my skin with his claws. “What are we
doing here?” I demanded.
Keith cut the engine. “This is where we’re supposed to be.”
“What are you psychic? I’m the witch here; you’re supposed to
be the sidekick. How come you knew and I didn’t?” He undid his seat belt. “I
can’t explain it any more than anything else that’s happening. It’s a feeling.
Very strong, Sydney. This is where your Mom is.” His chin stiffened as if he
were grating his teeth together.
“My Mom’s here?”
I didn’t move, but Keith opened his door to get out of the
car.
“Where are we? Where are you going?” I didn’t want to get out
of the car. My mind clouded over and seemed to slow with fear.
My shoulder throbbed and I lifted up the sleeve of my
t-shirt. The whorls on the Celtic knot tattoo seemed to be shifting around.
“We have to go in, Sydney.”
“You go ahead. I’m good.”
“No. You have to go with me. I can’t do it alone.”
“Why?” I demanded.
He looked around as if someone were going to call out an
answer for him. “I’m not sure, exactly.”
He held out his hand to help me out of the car. I glared at
it. “And suddenly you’re Mr. Chivalrous?”
“Sydney. It’ll be okay.” He put his hand down and sighed.
“And I’m supposed to believe you because?”
“I’m on your side, Sydney. You know you can trust me. I’m
going to help you get your Mom out.”
I undid my seatbelt but I didn’t budge. “You know. Nana is
with Mom and she failed to mention anything being in a forest. And I think she
would have mentioned that. And you know how tough Nana is. I bet she can handle
Mom just fine on her own. She did say she’d bring her home.”
“Well. How come she’s not home then?”
I didn’t answer since I pretty much wondered the same thing
myself. Something had stopped Nana from getting Mom out and I didn’t have any
idea
kill me,” he mumbled before looking back at the road.
“What does your mom have to do with this?” I shouted at him
as he turned down a back road I’d never been down before.
“She’s allergic to cats. She doesn’t want any dander around
the twins, in case they’re allergic too.”
“Keith.
It’s your car. And your mother being mad at us is the least of our worries
right now,” I reminded him.
He pressed his lips into a straight line. “Your Mom may be
gone but my mom is sleep deprived. Believe me, it’s not pretty either. Besides,
I drive the twins around when they won’t go to sleep sometimes, so it does
matter.”
I stared at him. “You do? You drive the twins around? Aww.
Keith, that’s so sweet.”
“Sydney! It’s not sweet. We listen to tunes and they fall
asleep.” He frowned at me. “This is completely beside the point.”
“Okay, okay. I just didn’t know you did that.” Inside I
giggled. “How about this? I wish Keith’s mom won’t get mad at him if she finds
out he had a cat in his back seat.” I clapped my hands together. ”There. Witch
stuff. Done.”
He didn’t say anything, but pushed out his lips thoughtfully.
“You know what’s bizarre,” I asked.
He didn’t answer.
“I can’t even tell if my wishes are working or not. I don’t
get a sign or anything. They just do. Don’t you think they should come with
directions? My powers?”
Magic jumped up to the top of the seat back and leapt into my
lap. “And then there’s this cat. He walks through doors, he appears in cars.
This is not a normal cat.”
“You are not a normal girl.”
“Hey.”
I was about to defend myself, but Keith interrupted.
“Sydney. We’re here.”
CHAPTER TEN
I’d been so distracted I barely noticed the changed scenery.
But now my eyes were wide open. Keith pulled his car into a clearing. A
clearing that led to a forest. A forest of trees. Big, tall branchy trees.
“Ouch.” Magic kneaded my skin with his claws. “What are we
doing here?” I demanded.
Keith cut the engine. “This is where we’re supposed to be.”
“What are you psychic? I’m the witch here; you’re supposed to
be the sidekick. How come you knew and I didn’t?” He undid his seat belt. “I
can’t explain it any more than anything else that’s happening. It’s a feeling.
Very strong, Sydney. This is where your Mom is.” His chin stiffened as if he
were grating his teeth together.
“My Mom’s here?”
I didn’t move, but Keith opened his door to get out of the
car.
“Where are we? Where are you going?” I didn’t want to get out
of the car. My mind clouded over and seemed to slow with fear.
My shoulder throbbed and I lifted up the sleeve of my
t-shirt. The whorls on the Celtic knot tattoo seemed to be shifting around.
“We have to go in, Sydney.”
“You go ahead. I’m good.”
“No. You have to go with me. I can’t do it alone.”
“Why?” I demanded.
He looked around as if someone were going to call out an
answer for him. “I’m not sure, exactly.”
He held out his hand to help me out of the car. I glared at
it. “And suddenly you’re Mr. Chivalrous?”
“Sydney. It’ll be okay.” He put his hand down and sighed.
“And I’m supposed to believe you because?”
“I’m on your side, Sydney. You know you can trust me. I’m
going to help you get your Mom out.”
I undid my seatbelt but I didn’t budge. “You know. Nana is
with Mom and she failed to mention anything being in a forest. And I think she
would have mentioned that. And you know how tough Nana is. I bet she can handle
Mom just fine on her own. She did say she’d bring her home.”
“Well. How come she’s not home then?”
I didn’t answer since I pretty much wondered the same thing
myself. Something had stopped Nana from getting Mom out and I didn’t have any
idea
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