But as Samantha deep in thoughts walked back into her bedroom and saw Darrin, something hit her. She had to tell him. The time was up, and that meant it was also time to tell him.
When noticing Samantha entering the room, Darrin gave her a quick glance, before he searched for his pyjama in his drawer and started talking. "I know we'll have to do a lot of changes, but still we have to be firm with Tabitha," he said, not leaving his eyes from what he was doing.
Samantha sat silently down on the side of the bed, staring out in the air, suddenly feeling very nervous, not really paying any attention to what Darrin was saying. "mmhmm…," she mumbled absent-mindedly.
"I mean she can't go on twitching whenever she wants something…" Darrin continued not really noticing Samantha's distance. He walked into the bathroom to get ready for bed as he went on, "and she has to be very careful."
Samantha heard Darrin kept on talking in the bathroom, but her minds went elsewhere. As Darrin a while later came back into the bedroom, he stopped what he was saying and sighed anxiously, "Oh boy, this is gonna be tough…" But when he noticed Samantha distressed staring out in the air he stopped and looked concerned at her. "Sam?" He asked. "Are you all right?"
"Oh…" Samantha jerked when hearing her name. "I'm fine," she then added unconvincingly.
"Don't worry, we'll manage somehow," Darrin said and sat down beside her, convinced Samantha was concerning about what he had been talking about.
"Oh, of course we will," Samantha said and gave him a reassuring smile, not ever doubting they wouldn't. But as she noticed all attention was on her she knew it was no use lingering with what she had to say. "Actually…" she hesitantly said as she squirmed, not really knowing how to start. "It's something I have to tell you."
He looked at her in puzzlement, suddenly feeling very nervous, knowing it was rarely any good news when Samantha had something to tell him. "Well, what is it?" he said and gathered courage.
"You know how the weather has been a bit worried these last weeks?" Samantha started carefully.
"Yeah…," Darrin answered tentatively, not really expecting she would talk about the weather.
"Well, it actually has a very logical explanation."
"Oh?" Darrin's nervousness was now turning into a more anxiousness, now knowing that this was a conversation that would lead to something supernatural. And if it was one day he didn't need any more supernatural news it was today.
"It has actually nothing to do with meteorology; it is just a way for the witches' council to externalise something they want to tell me."
"And what's that?" Darrin said tiredly, by now being used to hearing illogical things like that.
Samantha was silent for a second before she tentatively said, "that it's time I bring Tabitha in for her Evoluventus…"
Darrin just looked at her puzzled, "bring Tabitha in for her WHAT?"
"Her Evoluventus," Sam repeated. "You see, when a young witch or warlock is growing up it comes a time when they'll have to go through this kind of ritual, or ceremony, which is called Evoluventus." Hurriedly, as if to get it over with as quickly as possible Samantha continued to briefly explain about the ceremony.
Darrin just looked at her wearily, trying to understand, but mostly he just felt confused of this ever going business that went on in a different world.
"It's really nothing to be concerned about, it's actually a very big moment for both the witch and her parents…," Samantha continued.
"I assume this has something to do with all that's been going on today?"
Now it was Samantha who looked puzzled. "Well…no, not really. This has been set for quite some time, so it's more or less coincidental that all of this happened today. It might not be the best timing, but that's the way it is."
They were still for a while before Darrin broke the silence. "Well..," he sighed. "I guess this is something of those things you'll just have to do right?"
Samantha nodded. "Yes."
So when will this thing be?"
"ehh…," Samantha looked down on her feet sheepishly before silently saying, "tonight…"
"Tonight!?"
"Well a bit past midnight…I wanted to tell you before, but no one that hasn't gone through it themselves is allowed to know. They've made an exception for you, if I waited until just before," Samantha hurriedly explained. "And I just got the final signs when I was in with Tabitha that tonight is the night."
Darrin sighed, letting it all sink in.
"You really should be proud of her though," Samantha said tentatively, hoping to make Darrin a bit more understanding, "most people aren't ready until much later."
"Darrin forced a vague smile, "if you say so…"
Samantha smiled gratified, happy that Darrin took all of her supernatural-things relatively well, and kissed him lightly on the cheek before they went to bed. Even if Samantha had been hoping that she would be able to talk to Tabitha before the Evoluventus, she knew there was no longer any chance that they would clear everything up before, so maybe it was better to wait altogether. Because now when she knew the causes to Tabitha's troubles, she did feel a bit more confident that the judgement wouldn't be unjust. Still she would try to steal some minutes to at least let Tabitha know that she was sorry, but that could wait until just before.
