Chapter 14

Voices in the head

After the long day the Cackles sit around the campfire. Jadu and Maud are cooking dinner on the campfire. Ethel sits in a canner up set that her sister is gone. Mildred walks over and sits down next to her on a rock

"Dinner is nearly reedy," says Mildred

"I'm not hungry," says Ethel

"But you have to eat" says Mildred

"I don't feel like eating," says Ethel

"Look your see Sybil aging soon she's most likely with Fennella back at the temple," says Mildred

"You think so," says Ethel

"Yes" says Mildred

"You know even thou we are not the best of friends and I always pick on you I don't mean to. It's the same with Sybil I treat her like she is not my sister and that she disappoints me sometimes. But she is my sister and I must look out for her. I'm not rally a nasty parson I just act like I am. At home I still hug my teddy in bed how stupid is that I'm 15 years old and I still hug my teddy," says Ethel

"Don't worry I got a teddy too. Now come and eat some dinner," says Mildred

Ethel smiles and she and Mildred walk to dinner

Later that night Mildred lay in her sleeping bag

"Mildred"

Mildred sits up hearing her name called thinking it was Maud who slept in the same tent. But she finds them asleep so she lays back down

"Mildred"

"Look stop doing that" says Mildred

"Doing what" says Maud

"Calling my name" says Mildred

"Oh Mildred your not haring things aging are you" says Maud

"No somebody called my name," says Mildred

"Oh just go back to sleep Mildred" says Maud

Mildred lays back down and tarns over

"Mildred help me"

Mildred puts her hand over her ear trying not to hare anything

"Mildred help me, Mildred help me, Mildred help me"

"Look stop it," says Mildred sitting up

Maud sits up and puts on her glasses and looks at her watch

"Mildred its 3am" says Maud

"But the voce it keeps calling my name and saying help me" says Mildred

"Look you got to stop this. Its been going on for weeks there are no voices its just your imagination. Now just go back to sleep" says Maud

Mildred gets up a leaves her tent she sits out side on a rock

"Hello Mildred I'm watching you" says the voce in Mildred's head

"Who are you?" says Mildred

"I am you Mildred"

"How can you be me unless I'm taking to my self?" says Mildred

"No you're not talking to yourself. I'm talking to you"

"What do you want?" says Mildred

"What all young witches dream of having"

"What's that?" says Mildred

"Power Mildred I will soon have it then I will use it to take over"

"Take over what" says Mildred

"Why the world of course"

"Demysandra that's who you are and you trying to put me off so I get eliminated from the tournament" says Mildred

"Oh no Mildred Demysandra works for me and I don't want you eliminated from the tournament. I fact I want you to win tournament"

"Well I wont I'll get eliminated" says Mildred

"That would not be wise Mildred"

"Why not if it stops you," says Mildred

"Well you wouldn't want anything to happen to Sybil would you?"

"You hart Sybil and I will hart you," says Mildred

"Your have to find me first"

"Then I will," says Mildred

"There's no need we will meet Mildred as soon as you win the tournament. So I will see you then I would get so sleep if I were you, as you will need it"

Mildred stands up from the rock and looks around to see if she could see anybody. She doesn't so walks back to her tent to get some much need sleep.