Gillian, being the fastest reader, had finished the whole thing before Kate had gotten to the second sentence. The letter fluttered out of her numb hands as she stood there, blinking.
As all the girls finished, they slowly looked at each other as the news sank in.
"We....we've.....we're...." Xela stuttered.
Alyssa nodded dumbly.
"Y-Yeah" Kate wispered. We're wizards. Just like in Harry Potter."
Gillian and Kate exchanged a nervous glance, which the other two caught and understood instantly.
" Mrs. Beastly." They all said, casting furtive glances toward the door.
Mrs Beastly, every child's worst nightmare. She ran the Doom Orphanage, and anyone in the Doom Orphanage doesn't get out till 18.
"Now what?" Gill wondered out loud.
Alyssa cast her a scheptical glance. "Oh, come on."
" I think we all know the awnser to that." Xela said sadly.
"What's that?" Kate asked. Xela smacked her, closely followed by Gillian.
"Pack your stuff, Kate. We're going on a little midnight bus ride."
The four girls ran around, stuffing prized posessions into their scool backpacks. They all packed clothes and graphic novels, but then the packing varied. Gillian packed her spiral notebooks, the harry potter books, and loads of pencils and pens. Xela packed her skateboard, Tamora Peirce books, and some paper and pencils. Kate's bag had a sketchbook, pens, and candy. Alyssa threw her notebooks and drawing folder in.
Then, finally, the witches opened the window, and headed down the fire escape into the dark, cold night.
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Better? Worse? I dunno. You tell me.
As all the girls finished, they slowly looked at each other as the news sank in.
"We....we've.....we're...." Xela stuttered.
Alyssa nodded dumbly.
"Y-Yeah" Kate wispered. We're wizards. Just like in Harry Potter."
Gillian and Kate exchanged a nervous glance, which the other two caught and understood instantly.
" Mrs. Beastly." They all said, casting furtive glances toward the door.
Mrs Beastly, every child's worst nightmare. She ran the Doom Orphanage, and anyone in the Doom Orphanage doesn't get out till 18.
"Now what?" Gill wondered out loud.
Alyssa cast her a scheptical glance. "Oh, come on."
" I think we all know the awnser to that." Xela said sadly.
"What's that?" Kate asked. Xela smacked her, closely followed by Gillian.
"Pack your stuff, Kate. We're going on a little midnight bus ride."
The four girls ran around, stuffing prized posessions into their scool backpacks. They all packed clothes and graphic novels, but then the packing varied. Gillian packed her spiral notebooks, the harry potter books, and loads of pencils and pens. Xela packed her skateboard, Tamora Peirce books, and some paper and pencils. Kate's bag had a sketchbook, pens, and candy. Alyssa threw her notebooks and drawing folder in.
Then, finally, the witches opened the window, and headed down the fire escape into the dark, cold night.
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Better? Worse? I dunno. You tell me.
