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Chapter Twenty-Nine
Ethel was released from the hospital the next day because the doctors and nurses were satisfied she was out of danger, however, Triton and Ursulla Hallow did not come and pick the girls up so they had to make their own way home. Sybil joined Esmerelda on her broomstick, hating flying and scared of doing it alone, sometimes Esmerelda did make her do it herself as she had to learn to confront her fears but at times she just let Sybil ride with her so her sister did not cry from fear.
"Ah! Esmie slow down" Sybil screamed holding onto the older girl's waist for dear life as she flew towards home.
"I can't Sybie or we will never get there, I am not going very fast" Esmerelda told her sister, already going slower than she normally would. If she slowed down anymore a snail would be faster.
"AHH I don't like it" Sybil cried out as Esmerelda flew over some trees. Esmerelda looked over to check Ethel was still on track but the girl was going slowly in the wrong direction, to busy enjoying herself and to focused on her surroundings to notice her direction. Esmerelda knew it was probably quite common for young witches to do that as they got so distracted.
"Ethie, pay attention, you are going the wrong way" Esmerelda said as Ethel turned around and said 'oh' as she noticed before she flew back towards her sisters.
"Sorry, I was looking at the sky, it looks like it is about to pour down" Ethel commented as she got next to her sisters and Esmerelda looked at the sky seeing it was dark and gloomy and the clouds were dark grey and not that standard white.
"Oh no, we best get home before we get..." Esmerelda said just as a drop of rain fell and hit her right on the head.
"Caught in it" Esmerelda finished just as it started to rain out of nowhere and pretty heavily. British weather was famous for doing that and being in the sky as it poured down was not the smartest idea.
"Come on let's get home as quick as possible, I am going to go a bit faster Sybie or we will get drenched" Esmerelda told her as she flew faster towards home, hearing Sybil complaining behind her as she got drenched from the rain. They hadn't brought a coat because it was the summer and had being warm all day, so they really were getting soaked to the skin.
It only took them an extra five minutes to get home, but when they landed each girl was wet to the bone and soaked through. Esmerelda helped Sybil down of the broomstick, checked Ethel was with them and rushed to the front door, knocking.
"Oh my" Sebastian commented as he opened the door and let them in.
"This rain came out of nowhere" Ethel commented, as she stepped into the hall and removed her wet shoes, knowing their parents would kill them if they left wet footprints on the floor. Esmerelda and Sybil did the same thing.
"Yes it is funny how that happens isn't it, how are you feeling Miss Hallow?" he asked her and Esmerelda was sad about that. That their butler cared more about her sister than their own parents did. Ethel smiled and replied.
"So much better now thanks" Ethel replied and Esmerelda cut in the conversation.
"We best go dry off before we drip all over the floor, see you later Sebastian" Esmerelda said and he nodded.
"Of course" he said as the girls rushed up the stairs. Esmerelda cast a drying spell, one she had learned at Cackles that year and it did do it's job, but only a little bit. They became half dry but their clothes were still damp, so Esmerelda did it again, allowing them to dry of completely.
"Thanks sis" Ethel said glad to be dry again.
"No problem Ethie, I can't believe we were so unlucky" Esmerelda commented, wondering how they had managed to get caught in the rain on a summer July day when they had been sweating buckets when they left the hospital.
"Just our luck" Sybil replied "That is a cool spell, can you teach it to me?" Sybil asked smiling at her big sister.
"Yes me too, I don't know that one yet" Ethel replied, loving to learn as many new things as she could and wanting to have the amazing knowledge her sister had.
"Well I haven't perfected it myself yet, it is only supposed to be used once not twice to do the job" Esmerelda replied with a shrug.
"We still want to learn Esmie, please!" Ethel said looking at her with sad eyes. Sybil looked at her sister and then did the same.
"Pretty please" Sybil said using her doe eyes on Esmie. Esmie tried to close her eyes, not wanting to give in.
"Nope, don't want to" Esmie said but then she opened her eyes, unable to help herself and saw both her sisters look at her with wide begging big blue eyes and she melted.
"Okay okay" Esmerelda said "You two are to good" she said as she sat on her bed and Ethel and Sybil jumped on after her smiling.
"We have had loads of practise" Ethel replied with a smile.
Therefore, Esmerelda spent the next two hours trying to teach her sisters the spell as well as perfect it herself. It was a lot of fun and there was a lot of giggles. Sybil did not like flying or potions very much but she did like spell casting and it was her favourite part of witchcraft.
"You are both getting so much better, if you practise it will be second nature to perform it in no time" Esmerelda told them but then stopped as she heard a noise. She looked over at Ethel and Sybil and realised they had heard it too.
"What was that?" Sybil asked as it sounded like someone was banging downstairs.
"I am sure it is nothing to worry about" Esmerelda said trying to reassure herself as well as her sisters until there was a louder bang and what sounded like glass breaking.
"That wasn't nothing!" Ethel said and the three girls all stood up and walked to Esmerelda's bedroom door, curiously, but scared too.
"Follow behind me but keep quiet" Esmerelda told her sisters as she sneaked slowly down the stairs, hearing shouting as they got closer to the source of the noise.
"Do they have to be so loud?" Sybil asked jumping as she heard her parents shouting.
"They must just be arguing" Ethel replied, rolling her eyes.
"No, there is something else wrong" Esmerelda replied, sensing there was more to the story than them just arguing. They were both shouting but it didn't seem to be at each other but at someone else entirely.
"I will not leave! I have a right to see my granddaughters" they heard someone say and the three girls looked at each other and gasped. "You didn't even tell me Ethel was in the hospital, I only found out when I mirrored called to speak to the girls and I was told, what is wrong with you, your daughter is in the hospital and you are sitting on your bums!" the person said. Angry and annoyed.
"That is gran!" Ethel whispered as she stated the obvious to her sisters.
"What is she doing here?" Sybil asked shocked and suprised. Esmie was about to reply until they heard their beloved Grandma scream out and the sound of glass once again breaking.
The girls opened the door, worried that the woman was being hurt and saw their parents with their hands pointing at her, spell casting and a smashed glass on the floor, and their grandmother ducked under the table, clearly haven't of jumped out of the way of the spell.
"NO DON'T HURT GRANDMA" Ethel shouted as she ran into the room.
"GRAN" she shouted throwing herself at her and hugging her tightly, her sisters ran up to her a second later and did the same thing.
"My girls, I am so glad to see you" she said wrapping her arms around them all lovingly. Grandma Josephine hugged the girls, glad to be visiting.