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knuckles were going white on the steering wheel with his crazy grip. That was the clincher for me, when the fear really took hold. Seeing Jared freaking out made my butthairs stand on end.
    “The flush happened again and the water flooded again.”
    “And your hand?”
    “It got hot again, but this time I put it on the door lock, and it melted it off so I could go out.”
    “And you said there was no one there waiting for you, right?” Tony asked.
    “Nope. I was all alone. And then I busted out some rhymes to send the water back.” I paused, stepping back into the memory. “It was weird, though…”
    “Yeah, no kidding,” Becky said, snorting.
    “Not the flooding, I mean … The Green. It was cut off.”
    Samantha turned her head to face me. “What do you mean, cut off?”
    I shrugged. “Just like I said. I couldn’t call it to me. I had to get Water to help me make the connection. It’s like it was really far away, and just as frustrated as I was that we couldn’t link up.”
    Sam looked up at Jared in the mirror. “Have you ever heard of that happening?”
    “Maybe.” His eyes had gone dark and he was leaning toward the steering wheel a little. “I just want to put some distance between us and that place for now.”
    “You think it’s tied to the location and not her?” Sam asked.
    That sent a chill through me. “Tied to me? Like how?” Now I had fluffy butthairs and goosebumps.   Attractive .
      She took my hand in hers and rested it between us. “Spells can be tied to a place and triggered when someone enters, or tied to a person, triggering at a particular time or when a particular set of circumstances align. Or just at the time that the witch sets the spell.”
    I squeezed her fingers, letting her know much I appreciated her support. “Great. So, I’m toast is what you’re saying.”
    “You have us,” Scrum said. “You’re not toast. You’re more like … eggs.”
    I closed my eyes and sighed a little, knowing I wasn’t going to like his explanation but also knowing I had to hear it. “Eggs?”
    “Fragile, breakable, but, you know. Tasty. Healthy. Good for us.”
    I shook my head. “Why did I ask?”
    “An excellent question,” Tim said. “Now tell Jared I said this time slip thing is nothing to mess around with.”
    “I think he knows already.” Jared looked like he was about to punch someone in the face, and it took a lot to get him worked up.
    “Just tell him. And then tell me if you’ve had any other time slips recently that you failed to mention to your roommate who you’re supposed to tell everything to before you tell anyone else.”
    “Jared, Tim wants you to know that this time slip thing is nothing to mess around with.”
    He nodded. “I know. Believe me, I know.”
    “Tim also asked if I’ve had any other time slips before this one, and I think I have.”
    Everyone turned to look at me, even Jared.
    “Watch the road!” I yelled as the van started to move toward the center line.
    Jared jerked the wheel back and Becky screamed. I may have peed a little; it was hard to tell in my wet pants.
    “Tell us,” Sam said.
    “When you guys went to the bathroom and left me in the van. Tim was in here with me and we had this conversation, and then I was waking up again and we had almost the same conversation.”
    “Oh my god!” Tim said, buzzing up to fly in front of me. “You’re saying I was in the time slip?”
    I nodded. “Did you feel it?”
    He looked up into his head as he rested a finger on his lips. “Hmmm, did I feel myself time slipping …?” His finger dropped away as he shook his head. “Nope. I don’t remember anything amiss, other than your inability to keep up with the conversation.”
    “What’s he saying?” Jared asked, glancing at me in the mirror again.
    “He’s saying he didn’t notice anything other than my awkward behavior, which was the result of being confused about why were having the same conversation we’d already