Legend of Witchtrot Road (20 page)
My stomach growled in answer. Facing my fears and helping spirits of the dead find peace was hungry work.
“Let’s go let Katie know that we won’t be needing that backup plan,” Emma said.
“Then a trip to Mr. Green Genes?” Cal asked.
“Absolutely!” I said, bouncing along with my friends.
I felt better than I had in days. I had faced my fears, my friends were al getting along, the footbal team wasn’t going to kidnap me anytime soon, and Jay and Jared had been made to look like the jerks they real y were. Oh yeah, and we were al heroes. Could this day get any more strange?
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Simon was waiting for us when we arrived at Mr. Green Genes. He had even saved us a table.
“How did Simon know we’d be here?” I asked Cal.
“Emma texted him,” Cal said.
Huh, that was weird, but it was Bizarro Upside Down Day, right?
“Congratulations, love,” Simon said.
“For what?” I asked. It wasn’t like I’d aced a math exam or anything. Like that would ever happen.
Math,
yuck.
“For standing up to your demons,” Simon said. “It’s not an easy thing to do.”
“Yuki was awesome,” Gordy said.
“I heard that the entire footbal team apologized,” Katie said, her frizzy curls bouncing.
“Girl, you were total y tough,” Emma said.
“You never cease to amaze me,” Cal said. “I’m the luckiest guy in the world.”
Cal leaned over and gave me a kiss, in front of everyone, and I thought I’d die of happiness. This was the most perfect day ever.
I knew that we had some tough times ahead. Gabriel, aka The Brat, was stil lurking around trying to make Emma his mate and have some kind of macho, revenge show-down with Simon. I also felt bad about the things that had happened on Witchtrot Road. Reverend Burroughs had been wrongful y accused of witchcraft in life and had been used as a scapegoat for evil drug dealers in death. That just wasn’t cool. Maybe Cal could use some of his knowledge of shamanic practices to cleanse the area.
Yeah, a healing ritual that could help Reverend Burroughs ghost find peace felt right to me…and I was al about fol owing my heart and doing what was right, even if that meant doing something scary.
Speaking of scary, Jay and Jared were also an ongoing problem. The J-team had been subdued, but I couldn’t trust that they had given up. I’d have to continue to watch my back. Fortunately, I wouldn’t have to face things alone. Thank goodness for awesome friends…and the most swoon-worthy soul mate a girl could ever ask for.
I leaned into Cal and looked around the table. Gordy and Katie smiling and sharing a smoothie, with two straws in one cup, which was way too cute. Cal and I the perfect soul mates. Simon and Emma holding hands. Wait.
What?
So much for the most perfect day ever.
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Coming soon…
SPIRIT GUIDE SERIES
Brush with Death (book 4)
The Calvin and Yuki Diaries (novella)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
E.J. Stevens writes poetry and young adult paranormal novels. E.J. is author of the haunting col ection of dark poetry From the Shadows, the chil ing col ection of paranormal poetry Shadows of Myth and Legend, and the young adult paranormal Spirit Guide Series, which includes She Smel s the Dead, Spirit Storm, and Legend of Witchtrot Road.
E.J. is a graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and is an active member of the Paranormal Romance Guild. She currently resides in a magical forest on the coast of Maine where she finds daily inspiration for her writing. When E.J. isn't at her writing desk she can be found blogging at From the Shadows, a paranormal book blog, or hanging out on Goodreads and Twitter.
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http://www.FromTheShadows.info
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