Suddenly Alex heard the sound of cliché carnival music play and she knew they had arrived. She opened her eyes and could instantly feel Harper dragging her away for presumably some cool looking (and when she meant cool looking, she meant absolutely bizarre, and not in a good way) sunglasses, necklaces, the like. They probably had side effects when you wore them, but she wasn't going to tell Harper that. She heaved a sigh, but she still followed. After all, Harper was her best friend and she was going to have fun.
Stevie rummaged in her backpack and pulled out an outdated newspaper before whispering a spell, and the words on it reformed. The date changed from the 25th of August to the 29th of August.
An advertisement at the right hand side of the paper read:
Wizard County Fair Today!
Maybe Stevie was having problems finding a home and she was tired, but today was an excuse to just have fun. Maybe someone would employ her to help out for the day. Stevie smiled genuinely before transporting herself to the Wizard County Fair. Today was going to be great.
The moment the Russos plus a Finkle arrived at the Wizard County Fair, Harper and Alex had been the first to leave, while Max had wandered off in search of magical Candy Floss that helped you grow a beard, well, like candy floss. Theresa and Jerry spotted a ride (about lovey-dovey stuff, no doubt). Justin was left all alone. He kicked a pebble, and decided this was not going to dampen his mood. He went around the fair, looking around. Maybe they actually sold glow-in-the-dark books so he would not need a light in bed when he read them. That would serve Alex right; she was the one telling him there was no such thing. Much happier, he set off in the direction of the most people. Which was totally not desperate. Please.
Stevie stumbled. So this was the infamous County Fair. Why where there so many lights? This was so different to what she had been living in the past few months. The dark, the damp, not the bright, the colorful. She looked around for a bit then headed towards a large sign:
Hiring People to Look After the Games Stall for 2 Hours! Attractive Prizes!"
Stevie scoffed. 'Attractive Prizes'? What was this? A game to be won? Because if it was, Stevie was definitely going to be the first to sign up for what seemed like a pretty hearty sum that could last for a few weeks." She approached the woman at the counter. She was probably around 30 years old, and she was wearing a tank top that looked ridiculous on her and jeans that were too tight for her. Her frizzy red hair was tied into a ponytail as she looked like she was sweating quite a bit. Stevie felt disgusted but decided to give it a go.
"Excuse me… Miss?" She gave a guess, she was definitely not married.
"Yes, dear, how can I help you?" The woman answered her.
Figures. She wasn't married.
"Uh, I saw the sign. Could I possibly help out?"
The woman smiled and pulled out her wallet and passed her a thick wad of…
Stevie blinked.
… 1 dollar notes. Oh well.
"I'm Miss Harris dear, and I'm paying you fifty dollars. I trust you to look after the stall for twelve thirty, okay? While, I on the other hand, am going to buy me some enchanted earrings." And with that she flounced off.
Stevie hissed, "Are. You. Serious." She slumped back into the swiveling chair. Two hours. She could deal. She took out her wand that was stashed inside her right boot.
"Edgebono Utoosis". And a second Stevie appeared.
"Okay, listen up, wannabe, you look after this stall for 2 hours. Don't fall in love with anyone, don't do anything reckless. I'll be back soon." Stevie told her duplicate and transported herself to the stalls that sold clothes, accessories, and stuff like that. Stevie wasn't really much of a person who liked going on fairs. She had only gone to one once, and that was when her father brought her. Stevie choked on the memory but regained her composure. She walked past a stall selling mirrors that were bias and told you that you were the "fairest queen of all".
Please, you'd think the witch with warts on her nose testing out the mirror would know better. If she saw something she liked she would take it down from the rack and stuff it into her book bag. She hadn't really taken much, just a bracelet and some really cool phoenix feathers she could tie to her hair. And it wasn't like she hadn't stolen before. Half the things in her rucksack weren't even hers. She smiled to herself and entered a stall which looked like it had some potential. Well apart from the macaroni necklaces they were selling, the other side of the tent sold pretty cool stuff. Like chain necklaces that could detect where a certain person was in the country, and shoes that adapted to the weather, so your feet were never too hot or too cold. She looked around the tent. The owner wasn't there, he or she was probably checking out the other stalls. The only people in the tent were two girls that were browsing necklaces that had corny words on them like "Best Friends Forever" and had magical properties. Anyway, the point was, they had their backs to her. Stevie reached up and picked up the chain necklace from the rack and was about to place it in her book bag discretely when she felt a tap on her shoulder.
I'm sorry that this chapter isn't really interesting. But Alex and Stevie will meet soon. So who's excited for that?
Thank you Princess Russo for being my first reviewer! You are one very awesome person. And, no, Alex isn't excited because of Stevie. She hasn't even met Stevie yet. But she will ;)
Thanks to the people that reviewed!
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