The next day at school, Morgan was relieved to find that the spell had not
extended to anyone else. She last through the tedium of high school
education, glad to be free at the end of the day.
After school, Morgan approached Robbie and Bree. "Hey guys."
Robbie disregarded her presence entirely while Bree nodded curtly. Stung, Morgan probed them for feelings of anger when she finally realized they didn't know of the events that transpired the evening before and believed her to be Killan.
"Guys, it's me. As in the actual Morgan," she told them quietly. Their attention immediately focused on her, as if trying to discern if it really was her.
Bree was apparently satisfied with her scan, as she look relieved when she breathed out, "But how? I thought he was going to keep you there until...unless..." Bree's eyes skirted to Morgan's stomach as if trying to see any light bulge.
"No no no," Morgan assured her. "I am not pregnant. They let me go after a small spell or whatever. I'd still appreciate you not mentioning any of this to Hunter, things are really complicated."
"A slight spell?" Robbie asked suspiciously. "What exactly was this spell you let them put on you?"
"Some sort of impression-remover. It only affects my perception of Ciaran and Cal, and Hunter I guess," Morgan explained.
Robbie still looked doubtful so she reassured him, "It's better than being locked up. Besides, I may have judged them too rashly."
Robbie and Bree exchanged a worried look, looking away Bree said, "Well, I'm glad your out of there. I had hoped you would avoid them, but it doesn't sound like you will."
"It'll be hard when Cal comes back to school," Morgan reminded her.
"Back to school?! How can he explain being alive?" Robbie asked incredulously.
"He won't have to. As far as everyone else knows, he's not dead. They just remember his disappearance, which will probably be easy for him to charismatically dismiss their worries," Morgan explained.
"Charismatically?" Robbie repeated slowly with another exchanged glance of worry at Bree.
"Let's talk about something else," Morgan said, swiftly changing the subject before Robbie could say whatever it was he was thinking.
"Hmm, well, Robbie and I haven't broken up or cheated on each other in the last twenty-four hours," Bree said lightly, trying to conceal her constant apprehension of her relationship with Robbie.
"Hey, I never cheated on you," Robbie said defensively.
"Yeah, and all those girls were 'just friends'," Bree snorted.
"You mean those girls I was dancing with forever ago? I wouldn't even call them friends, more like acquaintances I'll never likely see again. With Matt you actually did something!" Robbie said, glaring.
Morgan sighed, Robbie and Bree's romance had never been smooth sailing, but she was anxious over the constant bickering. It usually led to Bree closing herself off and doing something stupid to make Robbie close himself off. Maybe she should have just let them coo over her problems, and yet, this talk had been a long time coming.
"It didn't mean anything though. For all I know, you're in love with one of those girls," Bree replied.
"I'm not the type of guy to be in love with more than one girl at a time," Robbie said. The statement reassured Bree so much that the icicles dripping from her eyes started to melt, that is until Robbie continued, "Believe me, you're enough."
Bree slapped him and walked away, presumably to go through the vicious cycle of playing with Robbie's head. Morgan was frankly surprised it had taken so long.
To follow or not to follow, Morgan mused to herself as she watched Bree gracefully storm away. I'd best follow.
After school, Morgan approached Robbie and Bree. "Hey guys."
Robbie disregarded her presence entirely while Bree nodded curtly. Stung, Morgan probed them for feelings of anger when she finally realized they didn't know of the events that transpired the evening before and believed her to be Killan.
"Guys, it's me. As in the actual Morgan," she told them quietly. Their attention immediately focused on her, as if trying to discern if it really was her.
Bree was apparently satisfied with her scan, as she look relieved when she breathed out, "But how? I thought he was going to keep you there until...unless..." Bree's eyes skirted to Morgan's stomach as if trying to see any light bulge.
"No no no," Morgan assured her. "I am not pregnant. They let me go after a small spell or whatever. I'd still appreciate you not mentioning any of this to Hunter, things are really complicated."
"A slight spell?" Robbie asked suspiciously. "What exactly was this spell you let them put on you?"
"Some sort of impression-remover. It only affects my perception of Ciaran and Cal, and Hunter I guess," Morgan explained.
Robbie still looked doubtful so she reassured him, "It's better than being locked up. Besides, I may have judged them too rashly."
Robbie and Bree exchanged a worried look, looking away Bree said, "Well, I'm glad your out of there. I had hoped you would avoid them, but it doesn't sound like you will."
"It'll be hard when Cal comes back to school," Morgan reminded her.
"Back to school?! How can he explain being alive?" Robbie asked incredulously.
"He won't have to. As far as everyone else knows, he's not dead. They just remember his disappearance, which will probably be easy for him to charismatically dismiss their worries," Morgan explained.
"Charismatically?" Robbie repeated slowly with another exchanged glance of worry at Bree.
"Let's talk about something else," Morgan said, swiftly changing the subject before Robbie could say whatever it was he was thinking.
"Hmm, well, Robbie and I haven't broken up or cheated on each other in the last twenty-four hours," Bree said lightly, trying to conceal her constant apprehension of her relationship with Robbie.
"Hey, I never cheated on you," Robbie said defensively.
"Yeah, and all those girls were 'just friends'," Bree snorted.
"You mean those girls I was dancing with forever ago? I wouldn't even call them friends, more like acquaintances I'll never likely see again. With Matt you actually did something!" Robbie said, glaring.
Morgan sighed, Robbie and Bree's romance had never been smooth sailing, but she was anxious over the constant bickering. It usually led to Bree closing herself off and doing something stupid to make Robbie close himself off. Maybe she should have just let them coo over her problems, and yet, this talk had been a long time coming.
"It didn't mean anything though. For all I know, you're in love with one of those girls," Bree replied.
"I'm not the type of guy to be in love with more than one girl at a time," Robbie said. The statement reassured Bree so much that the icicles dripping from her eyes started to melt, that is until Robbie continued, "Believe me, you're enough."
Bree slapped him and walked away, presumably to go through the vicious cycle of playing with Robbie's head. Morgan was frankly surprised it had taken so long.
To follow or not to follow, Morgan mused to herself as she watched Bree gracefully storm away. I'd best follow.