Emmy and the Coven of Witches (eBook)

Janine Summers (Autor)

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2018 | 1. Auflage
392 Seiten
Bookbaby (Verlag)
978-1-5439-4460-0 (ISBN)

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Destiny isn't always what you believe it to be. Emmy will have to meet her challenges and find a way to save herself and the world of witches before the darkness takes over.

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Emmy's dream was to attend her junior-high graduation with Danny, but sometimes dreams don't come true. Emmy was presented with a great challenge when she discovers that Grammie had deep and dark secrets...secrets that involved her and her safety. Before long, Emmy discovers that evil is hunting her. With the help of her Grandmother, Ayden a young wizard and the infamous, Professor, owner of the Matchstick House, she must find a way to defeat the evil that descended on Salem, before it's too late. Emmy must decide if she will hide in fear, or will she fight to the death to protect her legacy, and discover the location of the much sought after, Crystal Wand.

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CHAPTER 1

EMMY

The alarm clock sounded its annoying tone, and Emmy wanted to refuse to crawl from beneath the covers, but the constant buzz forced her to throw them back and rise. Not an easy feat, after last night’s chat with her grandmother. She’d tossed and turned all night after Grammie sprung the news on her. Why now? This was so unfair. Emmy wanted to stand her ground, but would she win? Not sure.

Emmy showered, put on her school uniform, picked up her silver brush… the one from the set Grammie had given her on her thirteenth birthday and brushed her long pale hair. She applied a pink gloss to her lips, and went downstairs.

“Good morning, Emmy. Breakfast is ready,” Grammie said, as she sat down at the table.

“Thanks.” Emmy poured milk into her cereal, took a slice of toast and buttered it. She ate, but her eyes never left her Grammie’s face.

“Are you still upset with me?”

Grammie wore one of her loud, button-down shirts over slacks. Her graying hair was neatly pulled back and tied in a chignon, her trademark, at the base of her neck. Her blue eyes were bright with worry.

“I not angry, I’m shocked and sad. Graduation is in three months. Sarah and I planned on getting dates, dresses and go together.”

“I understand how you feel.”

“Do you? Really?”

“Of course, I do. I was young once.” She giggled.

Emmy tried to picture Grammie as a young girl dying to go to her graduation party with the hottest guy in school and now it was her turn to graduate and attend her party with friends. She wished her mother were here to share this moment with her, but Emmy’s mother died when she was a child. Grammie stepped in and became the only mother, she’d ever known.

“But why now? Why do you want to move?”

“I didn’t say we had to move immediately. I’ve been thinking about making a change. I thought it might be good for us.”

“I don’t want to move. I love living in Salem. My friends are here.” She hated whining, but she didn’t want to leave.

“I know. You go to school and we’ll discuss it further when you come home. I promise I won’t make any decisions without you.”

Emmy stood and kissed her grandma’s cheek. “Thanks.” She took her book-bag and flung it over her shoulder and left the house. She spotted Sarah, her best friend waiting for her at the corner.

“Hi Emmy,” Sarah said, when Emmy caught up to her.

“Hey.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Grammie talked about moving again.” She felt like crying.

“What? When?”

“Last night. She said something about needing a change.”

Sarah was dumbfounded. She tried to say something but stopped herself from uttering a word. Emmy giggled. Sarah always stuttered when she was given bad news.

“But you can’t move. That would be like… catastrophic!”

“I don’t want to move. Salem’s my home, from the witch museum to the square. I want to stay her.”

“You have to remind Grammie that we’re graduating this year and you have to be there. We’ve worked really hard for this.”

Emmy laughed. “I know. I used the same argument.”

“And what did she say?”

“She said, ‘we’ll see’, so I dropped it… for now. We’re going to talk about it tonight.”

“That doesn’t sound good.” Sarah tucked a long strand of blonde hair behind her ear.

“I know. I’m hoping in a few days, she’ll forget about moving.”

“You really think so?”

“I don’t know, but on another note, I hope Danny asks me to graduation.”

“I think he will. That would be great if I went with Robert and you went with Dan. Two best-friends dating two best-friends. How cool is that?” The excitement Sarah projected was catchy.

“I never thought about it like that, but yeah, that would be awesome.”

“I talked to Rob, and he made me swear not to tell you, but he says Dan’s gonna ask you,” Sarah told her in a conspiratorial manner.

“Really? So, Rob asked you?” Her smile grew as she watched her friend’s emotions flit across her features.

“Yesterday.”

“I’m so happy for you. Why didn’t you call me?”

“He wanted me to wait until Dan got the nerve to ask you,” Sarah said. “But I couldn’t stand it anymore and I had to tell you everything.

Emmy tried to smile, but worry clouded her eyes.

“What’s wrong?” Sarah asked seeing Emmy’s smile fade. They’d been friends since JK and were closer than sisters. Together, they’d planned their future. They’d attend graduation together and in the fall, start high school, and after that, college. Maybe they’d get an apartment when they began working in the city.

“How should I answer Dan? If I tell him that there’s a chance we’ll move, he might ask someone else, like Debbie.” She scrunched her nose and stuck out her tongue.

Sarah chuckled. “He might do that. What are you going to do?”

“Try to avoid answering him until I can talk to Grammie.” She worried her bottom lip.

“Good idea.”

The school loomed before them. They went inside and made it to their classroom before the first bell.

Emmy sat quietly in her seat, her thoughts on Grammie. She chanced a glance at Danny who sat a few desks behind Sarah. He smiled at her. She briefly returned his greeting and tried to pay attention to Miss Norris, as she wrote their homework on the blackboard. She jotted everything down and left the classroom with Sarah. She had to avoid Danny, at least until she knew what Grammie had planned for them.

“Hey, Emmy! Wait up.”

She groaned. “Hi Danny.”

“I thought we could have lunch together.”

Sarah smiled and closed her locker door, before Emmy could utter a word, Sarah was gone. “Sure. That would be great,” Emmy said.

“Let’s go.” They walked together to the cafeteria and grabbed their lunches. Danny led Emmy to a small table and sat down.

Emmy bit into her sandwich and listened as Danny talked. He told her he enjoyed movies and sports, and she was surprised to hear his parents were divorced. He hadn’t wanted to leave Salem, so he chose to live with his father. He preferred to live with his dad, rather than with his mom and her boyfriend, who called Danny, “buddy”.

“I hate that word and the tone the jerk uses on me.”

Emmy giggled. “I don’t blame you.”

“You’re very pretty, Emmy.”

“Thanks.” She blushed trying to make light of his compliment. Emmy hoped he wouldn’t ask her to graduation today.

“I don’t know much about you.”

“Really?” She feigned ignorance. Truth was no one knew her that well, even though Sarah thought she did, she really didn’t. Grammie preferred Emmy keep her life, private. She didn’t understand the need for all this secrecy, but she respected Grammie enough to follow her rules.

“Yeah. I’d like to know more about you.” His brown eyes glistened, as he ran a hand through his styled, sandy colored hair.

“What would you like to know?” Emmy had to tread lightly. She liked Danny, but knew there were things she couldn’t talk about.

“Anything, really. All I know is you’re in my class, you’re cute, and you hang with Sarah who likes my best-friend.”

“That’s about it.” She smiled

He laughed. She looked at him, reaffirming how cute he was with his bright smile. She wanted to go to graduation with Danny, but couldn’t answer him now.

“Why don’t you join us on Saturdays when we go to the show? We have a great time.”

“I have to help out at home.”

“I get that. I’ve got chore around the house too, but I usually go to the mall on Saturday and meet up with everyone.”

“I live with my grandma and she needs me. She’s not that young anymore.”

“Really?”

She could tell he wasn’t convinced. The bell sounded, and they rose. On the way to class, Danny asked. “Can I walk home with you?”

She didn’t know what to say or do. Not too many people knew where she lived. Grammie didn’t want anyone coming around except for Sarah. Okay. She took a deep breath. There was no need to panic.

“At least part of the way?” He asked, sincerity laced his voice.

“I guess that’s alright.” That was close.

“Great.”

They entered their classroom and went to their respective seats. Sarah instantly leaned in. “What...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.11.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• ISBN-10: 1-5439-4460-4 / 1543944604
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5439-4460-0 / 9781543944600