Pretty Little Lies
Sixth Prompt: Desk
Word Count (for story only): 331 words
Selina had such a messy desk.
Angeline frowned when she noticed this. Her daughter had never been very organized. It was a skill she'd always tried to teach her, but somehow, it never stuck.
She'd been told it was for school, but Angeline couldn't see how any of this related to her classes. Most of the mess was books, mythologies filled with the most insane creatures, the most illogical stories ever conceived by a human mind. Just because magic existed didn't mean natural laws weren't in place.
Shaking her head, Angeline called out, "Selina! What did I say about cleaning your room?"
As usual, her question received no response. How was it that Selina could almost never be home, yet cause such a mess at the same time? It took awhile to make this kind of disaster, and hardly a cleaning spell to be rid of it all.
Gritting her teeth, she pushed blonde hair back and began to sort through the pile. It only got worse as she dug in.
Praying to God the books hadn't been borrowed from the library, Angeline threw Selina's books on the shelves, cringing at all the drawings and notes scribbled through the pages. Hadn't that girl been taught not to write in these things?
Slowly, Angeline picked up the last book. It had been lying closed at the bottom of the stack.
The book wasn't like all the others. It wasn't anywhere close to new, and looked ready to rip in half. Curious, she began to open the-
"What in hell?!" She screamed, pulling back to nurse her fingers.
The second she pulled it open, a shock ran through her, catching her fingertips on fire. Angeline was able to put it out, but things still burned. And not the book.
It was magical. Since when did Selina keep magical books on her desk?
Angeline glowered into the desk mirror. She would find out about this.
A/Ns: I know I said I wouldn't be updating anything during November. But I honestly needed a quick break from Nano at the moment. It's wearing me down.
I thought it was about time we met Selina's mother. I wasn't sure what to name her, so I used Angeline: the name of Artemis's mother in the Artemis Fowl series. And in case you didn't notice, she's just discovered the Legendarium. Not sure I understand her character too well, so that kind of makes it hard.
On another note, I'm not sure if I mentioned them on here yet, but one of the reasons I chose Selina for this challenge wass because of the story "When The Latter Took The Lead". Basically, the Winx and Specialists die in a fight with the Trix and Selina, and it's up to Roxy, Daphne, and all the minor characters to avenge their deaths. I really like the story so far, and think you all would too, if reading this is something you enjoy.
Another story feauturing Selina is renwotac1's "Life Isn't Always Like A Fairytale". Though Selina hasn't been introduced yet, she was in the chapter that was taken down. I have the original document of that chapter to edit (offered to help when they took it down), they said they wanted to redo it themselves first. Still, I haven't heard from them in awhile. Good story, though.
Think that's all for tonight. Thanks for reading, join WCFC, and I'll see you on the far side!