KDBookOnline
Share Us
The vendor cut in and said, “That explains the ruckus. Summoning Day, is it then? What do you’ve got your eye on, hmm?”
“There,” Leora pointed to a hollowed rock lined with lilac-colored crystals. “That one.”
“Ah, my amethyst geode.”
Leora eyed the vendor. “Tell me more.”
“Amethyst is a gem of high vibration, sincerely, it must be bursting with energy to be chosen for the occasion. Go on then, take your gift.”
“How much for it?”
The vendor shooed Leora. “Now, now, the goddess would send me straight to the underworld. I can’t accept payment for what’s rightfully yours. Go on.” She gestured toward the rock with her hands, insisting.
Leora accepted, picking up her gift. Her eyes were as big as her smile. “My whole body feels like it’s shaking.”
“Yes, yes, that’s it,” the vendor said.
“I’m right here,” Thessa added.
Leora closed her eyes just as her fingertips began to glow. Her power emanated from each like little white halos.
“Leora, open your eyes!”
She did, and then burst into tears, collapsing back to the ground. Her crystal was still cupped in her hands.
Thessa took a seat beside her.
The vendor cleared her throat. “Congratulations, witch. Be sure to tell your friends where you found your gift.”
Leora peered up, weeping, and thanking the vendor.
Thessa asked, “Is this what you wanted?”
Leora nodded. “My mother was a Celestial. This was always my wish.”
“The stars did well then.”
Leora wiped her tears. “That, they certainly did.”
“Let’s go share the good news with Ivy and Beatrix.”
Leora’s white-tipped fingers faded the moment she dropped the geode into her satchel. Without her gift’s contact, conjuring her power would take practice and training.
On the walk back to the townhouses, Thessa asked, “Have you thought about where you’ll train?”
“I’ve thought about it all my life. But things are different now.”
Thessa quieted, listening.
“I dreamed of going to Trinity Tertiary in Captiva, the school my mother attended. I’ve never pictured going elsewhere.”
Uncertain of what to say, Thessa apologized.
“Don’t be sorry. I’m not sorry … not anymore. This is where I’m meant to be. I’m excited for what’s to come, and what the goddess has planned for me. I’ll start my training at the House of Hekate. I quite like it there.”
“And I like the sound of free workshops,” Thessa added.
“Indeed. It’ll be your turn before we know it.”