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“Hi, guys,” she greeted us before stepping aside. One by one,
we walked past her through the door and into the warmth of her
home. And that wasn’t just temperature warmth, either; the place
smelled like french toast on a Sunday morning. All the furniture
looked like cozy, wooden things with big, dark colored cushions
you’d find in a log cabin a little further up north. And there were
cute little duck knickknacks on the shelves and coffee table.
Who doesn’t love baby duck bookends?
As I bent down to further inspect the porcelain yellow birds,
I noticed the titles on a few of the books. Wicca 101, Handbook for
Wiccans, Magick Spellbook, Complete Study of Witchcraft. A few
months ago, this would have given me a thorough wigging out. But
now, I straightened up calmly and waited to see what exactly was
happening here.
“So, for those of you I haven’t met yet, I’m Carrie. I already
talked to Richard on the phone and he said it was okay for me to tell
you this. I’m a practicing Wiccan, and one of my spells seems to
have attracted some kind of a spirit. They aren’t threatening in any
way, but I want to know who they are and if they need some kind of
help.” Carrie’s dark eyes moved to each of us in turn. When her gaze
finally landed on me, she smiled again. “That’s all I want to
accomplish tonight.”
She led us on a tour of her tiny house, which was chock full
of fake ducks in every corner. Who knew a witch’s weakness would
be tiny feathery baby birds? I couldn’t help but smile to myself. I
didn’t feel any kind of tension or weird sensation like I had in the
Johanssons’ house.
Once we’d seen the kitchen, the bedroom, and the bathroom,
Carrie brought us back out to the family room area we’d first stepped
into. Daisy instructed us to set up our equipment at the coffee table
and informed us of our pairings for the night. “Tucker, you’re with
Chelsea. Susannah, you go with Anthony.”
By this time, I was so grounded that I didn’t mind working
with Tucker. He had seemed completely himself the entire drive
there and during the tour of the house. Whatever thing had happened
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