an hour later
From what I can hear, Mal , Ben, Carlos, and I are in mom's office. Ben just finished explaining everything we had just learned the hour prior.
" how did he get my wand?!" Mom exclaims. I hear her beat her hand on her desk.
" we don't know, but he cast some sort of spell on jay to hypnotize him into attacking Jane. Chad also spelled jay's hands with something that would transfer to Jane, and now she can't see anything." Ben explains. I feel someone put their arm around me.
" it's just me." Carlos whispers to me. I nod .
" so she's blind right now?" Mom asks.
" yes , I can't see a thing." I reply
" how many fingers am I holding up?" She asks. I have no idea so I just guess.
" uh... two?" I guess, knowing that it's wrong. Mom sighs and I hear her plop down in her chair.
" this is definitely one of my spells , but I've never seen this before. " she and I hear her pull out a big book and it hit the desk with a thud. She flicks through pages and mutters about some spells , leading me to believe that she pulled out one of our spell books.
" you children go, I'm going to keep looking for a reversal spell, someone needs to stay with Jane at all times. I want her to stay inside as much as possible and stay in Mal and Evie's room until we find a way to restore her vision." Mom tells my friends. We all stand up and Carlos informs me that he is holding my hand. We walk somewhere and eventually I hear a door open and A greeting from Evie.
" hey guys, jay texted me about Jane so I put together a little sleeping arrangement for her." Evie cheerfully says as I hear her walk across the room, her heels clinking on the ground. Carlos leads me somewhere in the room. I try to feel around for a landmark , like a dresser or something, by my "bed" area. My hands find something that I deduce to be a desk based on the metal handles on a low drawer. I decide to use this as my way of finding the cot I'm going to be sleeping on. My fingers find the soft blanket as I grasp on the cot, discovering just how large the descent onto it is. An odd silence then fills the room.
" you guys are still here right?" I ask . I hear some forced laughs.
" what?" I manage to choke out concerned. I can only imagine their looks.
" your...your eyes..." Evie stutters. The room remains dead silent for a few moments.
" what about them?" I question, confused. I feel hand in mine and deduce that it belongs to Carlos as I feel the delicate callouses I've come to memorize and fall in love with.
" they're a dark red, like they just turned from blue to red like suddenly." Ben stutters. I knew it wasn't good when Ben stuttered. He never stutters unless he's complimenting Mal. Instantly I felt a pit in my stomach. I think I know what spell Chad used, and if I'm right then I won't have much time left until I'm a goner. The door burst open and the worst news possible was delivered, " Chad's missing."