Chapter
4 excepting my fate
I
walked into the house and Called for my mother "mom, where are
you?" "I'm in here" she called from the living room. I walked
in to the living room mother was sitting her favorite chair reading
"I have to talk to you mom" I said as I sat down next to her. She
straitened up and said, "Ok sweetie what about." "I found this
book in my room" I said showing her book in my hands "it says I'm
at witch" She looked at me and begun to laugh, "don't be
absurd" she got between the giggles and snorts. My heart sank and I
felt like I was going to cry. "FINE I will show you," I yelled. I
looked at the glass on the café table and asked "what is
your name" It answered in a high bell like voice "my name is
tinker" "thank you" I replied "would you come here please."
I looked over at my mother she sat staring at me and gave me an
I-told-you-so look But the glass rose and floated over to me I opened
my hand a closed it around the glass. She sat there for what seemed
like lifetime. "I knew one day you fathers stuff would find there
way to you I just hoped it wouldn't be this soon." Then she got
up and left the room with out even looking at me. My heart felt like
it was going to break. Now my mom thought I was a freak, socks jumped
into my lap trying to comfort me. "I suppose you're my only
friend now." I
I set socks down on the floor and picked
up my book and turned to the next lesson:
lesson 2 Talismans
Witches talismans are not pieces of
jewelry like everyone thinks. It or they as it were are pieces of our
souls. Socks is yours.
Since
the book knew about the stone I had just accepted that it just knew
me.
He
is your most loyal friend he will even give his life for yours. He is
immortal and thought he or I should say his outer being may die his
soul will be reborn in the same way he was the
first
time and as the same thing he was. You can communicate with him as
you already know he can tell what you're feeling but there is
another way
I
looked down at socks he was still sitting in the same spot I had set
him down.
Just
look at socks and tell him these words (this is your first spell…
just thought you'd like to know)
Felinis loquor
I
looked down at socks again and very firmly said Felinis loquor for a
moment the room got very warm. "Bloody hell I thought you'd never
get to that chapter," said socks I could help but giggle at his
English accent. "Sorry socks" I said I didn't feel weird
talking to him it felt like I was talking to an old friend. "I
prefer if you call me Socrates" he said "well then that's that
it's getting late I think we had better to get to bed" "um ok"
I said kind of surprised that the conversation was so short. I shut
my book and followed soc…I mean Socrates up the stairs. After I was
in my Pjs I climbed in to bed with Socrates at my feet I feel into a
dream less sleep.
Chapter
5 Running away
The
next morning I was getting dressed and ready for school in the
bathroom when Socrates came in tail first dragging my old book bag
with his teeth" what are you doing Socks?" I asked as he stopped
at my feet "well I can't very well just walk into school can I"
"I still don't get it and I don't carry a ooo"I said "you
want to ride along" " yes of course" " well ok" I said it
sounded like fun taking my kitty to school. I opened my bag and Socks
jumped inside "how is it in there" I asked "oh very warm he
said as he got situated. "Are you ready"? "Yes lets go," he
said you couldn't mistake the excitement in his voice. I grabbed my
book from my vanity and walked down stairs across to the front door
but before I left my mom called for me from the next room "Amelia"
I walked back into the living room " I'm sorry about last night"
"its ok" I said after that nothing was said so I left. I walked
down the street it was covered with snow from last night's snow.
"What's wrong with being a witch?" I said randomly "nothing
just some people think there are evil" socks replied from inside my
bag "oh" "hey you aren't going to potty in my bag are you?"
I said he poked his head out of my bag and glared at me "oh please
I'm a sophisticated cat" I had to giggle at his response. I
walked it to school 10 minutes till first period I thought I would
let Socks out for a minute so I opened my bag and went to pick him up
when I heard Kelly's voice behind me What are you up to freak? I
spun around and looked her strait in the eye and said "step off
Kelly" "oooo so scared" but before she could finish her
sentence Socks jumped out of my bag and clawed her in the face. With
a hiss he stood in a defensive stance ready to pounce again. "Stupid
cat what the hell" she had three big scratches across her face. I
looked at her and knew I would be in trouble so I ran with socks
close on my heals. I didn't even know where we were going until I
reach the cemetery gates I pushed them open and it followed with the
familiar creak. I walked through the graves and I was at home here.
"Are you ok Amelia?" socks asked thoughtfully "I'm fine I
just didn't want to get into trouble I don't even know why I ran.
I again found my self in the company of the old graves and in front
of the exact same head stone I first sat at I looked down at it to
try and make out the words it read
ABIGAIL PUTNAM
"She's your grandmother you know" socks said breaking me of my trance "my mother never talked about any of my fathers family" I answered back "she's the one who is talking to me in the book right" he nodded. "How is she doing it she's dead?" "Abigail was a sight seer she new that your father would have a girl to carry on the witch line. So she wrote this book to help you knowing that Ann's curse would soon take him. Before she left it for you in her old house she placed a spell on it. The spell was so that only you would find it and that she would be able to speak threw the book to you" Explained socks. I sat down on the cold snow covered ground. For a moment I just sat there. "Well socks" I said "we had better get back to school" Socks jumped into my book bag and I picked up my book and headed back to the one place I would rather be in hell than to go back to.
By the time we got back people were scurrying off to second period. I had to go to history, which was on the second floor of the school. So I walked into the main hall and started up the stairs. By the time I got in to class the bell had rung and I was right on time. I took my usual seat in the back of the room. The teacher droned on about the history of Salem. When she finally reached the witch trails socks popped his head out of my bag and said you should be listening to this instead of carving doodles in to the desk. I dropped my pencil and looked down at him "shhhhhh im trying to listen "I said being sarcastic "is there anything you want to share with us Amelia" said Mrs. Tiller I looked up and noticed the whole class was looking at me. "No" I said bluntly they all turned back around and Mrs. Tiller continued, "What was the true reason of the Salem witch trails"…. I soon lost interest again until my name came up "we actually have the last descendant of the Putnam family here with us in class." I looked up at the teacher and she said, "Amelia was the last descendant of what some say a true witch, Ann Putnam was hanged because of her husband…" Ring the bell sounded before she could finish her sentence. I got up from my seat picked up my bag and headed out of class. Third and forth period went by just as fast as second, before I knew it was lunch. I took my usual seat out in the courtyard. I sat down on the bench set down my book beside me and opened my book bag to reveal sleeping socks. So I closed my bag and let him sleep. I decide that now would be a good time to go on to the next lesson since I had a free period instead of a fifth period. I opened my book and started:
lesson 3 Transportation spell
Now that you have learned about names and talismans its time to start on the real magic. You must remember most spells are derived from Latin. Transportation spells are easy enough so we will start there. First concentrate on a location then say EO ire itum. If there is anything you are taking with you make sure you hold on to it tight.
As I finished reading I heard the familiar high heel and instead of laughter I hear "oh Kelly what happened to your face" No better time then now to try this I thought. So I grabbed my bag and pictured the girl's bathroom right-out side my sixths period class and Said "Eo ire itum" Then I felt me feet leave the ground and something that felt like ropes pulling me from behind. Colors blurred all around me I felt like I was going to be sick, so I closed my eyes. Then I felt my feet touch the ground and the pulling sensation stopped. I opened my eyes and saw that I was in the girls bathroom "what the bloody hell was that" said socks from inside my bag "I did it socks" I said excitedly "yes yes in know next time warn me" he said angrily, Soon after that he was a sleep again and I was in sixth period math.
