Daughter of Ipswich

Falling Down the Rabbit Hole

A Little Time to Think Things Over

I sat down in my typical spot in the library, in the corner of the room, where I could see everyone, and if

I choose too I could listen to conversations.

But today I wasn't going to doing co-op work; I was going to be doing research in The Book of Ipswich. I was going to look up darklings and spiders, and see if that registers with anything.

But of course I passed the story of Mary Parry, making my insides cringe, and imagine of what could have happened to me if I lived back then. But of course I couldn't help but picture Caleb playing the role of the lover, and revenging the death and burying the body in his family burial site.

But it was as I was flipping through the pages of the long gone Putnam family, I saw the drawings of spiders, and quickly spotted that spiders were their signature choice of magical creature to scare or frighten people with.

But the odd thing was, the Putnam's had been dead for centuries, and I doubted anyone new about their past or how to do magic. And from what I suspected, only a person who an ascended could do this kind of magic.

Suddenly I overheard my brother's name being spoken.

"Every time I ask Pogue about it, he just tells me it's all nonsense." Kate whispered to Sarah, making me perk up a little, as I lifted up a book to block my eyes, as they went black, so I could over here more.

"Are you sure?" Sarah whispered.

"Of course I'm sure; magic is only something the Brothers Grimm created to make us learn moral lessons or heed traveling into the woods, or some kind of crap like that."

Sarah sighed to herself," Maybe your right."

"So," Kate chirped," I heard you had an offer by both Caleb and Chase to go out for dinner tonight?"

"And I accepted both."

My heart stopped. She was a whore.

"Really?" Kate repeated in shock.

"It is very simple, see..." Sarah lowered her voice to just barely above a whisper," Chase is going to take me out to an early dinner, and then when Chase drops me off, Caleb will just be coming to pick me up, and that way I can enjoy two free meals plus get a feel for who I like better."

"You little lair," Kate teased, obviously liking the idea of both of the guys getting played.

I felt my stomach drop. I wanted to stop this, and I wanted to warn Caleb, but...I couldn't do that without seeming too nosey or revealing my powers. And...I didn't want some to accuse me of my crush. Maybe...maybe I could watch, and keep a mental record of these things. Just to help Caleb, if he realizes how much of a player she is.

I closed my eyes letting them change back into their blue color, and closed the book. I couldn't stand it anymore. I had to do something else but listen to them. But I noticed that my study hall was going to be finished in a few minutes, and then it would be time for swimming. There, I knew, I could clear my mind, and hopefully figure out what to do.