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me. Right now, you need rest.
Tomorrow when you wake up, you’re going to experience a lot of changes. I have
to see your mom. I don’t know what I can tell you, yet. I have to talk to your
mom first. We’ll talk more soon.”
    She sighed so deeply, I felt the breeze of it touch my own soul.
“Being a witch is not a bad thing, pumpkin. But it does make you, rather
extraordinary. Humans don’t always accept us if they find out about us. And there
are the Others.” She pursed her lips tightly, made a little noise of
frustration. “You really should have been schooled on this. You have changes
coming. I’ll go to your mom.  Speak to her. I’ll be back tomorrow night with
answers. Tomorrow, you go to school like you normally do because we don’t want
to set off any alarms. But keep this secret. You can’t let anyone know you’re a
witch. Not yet. Promise me.”
    She gripped my hand hard and I nodded. My heart dipped.
“Nana. I’m scared. I don’t understand.”
          “I know, dear. And I’ll explain. I will. But first.
First I have to talk to your mom. Promise me. Tell no one.”
          I nodded.
    Nana wiped a stream of wetness off my cheek. “I’m here for
you. More than you know.” She tucked sheets and blankets around me, cocooning
me into my mom’s bed. “Sleep here tonight,” she whispered in my ear.
    She placed her hands over my eyes and I closed them again,
relived to rest. She spoke again, leaning down and whispering in my ear. Her
voice sounded lyrical, almost like a chant, and I didn’t understand what she
was saying.
    She placed her hand on my shoulder and I felt a warm sensation
prickle under her fingers. It lingered for a moment and then disappeared. I
moaned as Magic’s warm body pressed in close to my chest and gave in to
unconsciousness.
          If I’d known what was coming, I would have stayed
sleeping for the rest of my life.
     
     
     
     
     
     

CHAPTER
THREE
          I opened my eyes, surprised for a moment to find myself
curled up in my mom’s bed. Then as memories from the day before rushed my
brain, I closed my eyes.
    Cody clomped up the stairs. “Sydney,” he shouted.
    “I’m in here.”
    His footsteps moved down the hall to where I lay in Mom’s
room.  He opened the door, poking his head in. “What’re you doing in here?”
    He didn’t wait for an answer but threw the cordless phone at
the bed “It’s for you.”
    I stared at the phone, but he left, closing the door behind
him. I heard a Meow, and lifted my arm. Magic crawled out from under the
covers, stretching. 
    I frowned and then picked up the phone. “Hello?”
    “Sydney?” a male voice said. “Hi. It’s me. Mike. Can I give
you a ride to school today? Pick you up at your house?”
    “No,” I shouted. I clicked the off button and threw the phone
on the bed. Mike in the privacy of my own mind was one thing. Stupid crush.
Officially over. If I had public contact with Mike it would unleash the rage of
the Clickers on me, the most powerful group in high school. The Clickers
usually leave me alone, which means they deny my existence, but this definitely
spelled exception-ville. Messing with Jenny’s boyfriend, the leader of the
Clickers. Um. Not allowed. I wasn’t sure if my friends would stand behind me or
kick me to the curb. 
    The phone rang again. I yelped, and then picked it up before
Cody.
    “Hello?” I panted.
    “Sydney? It’s Mike. I must have got cut off.” His cheery
voice didn’t sound offended.
    “Yes, I know. Sorry, there’s something wrong with our phone.”
I clicked the phone off again and buried it under the pillow.
    “Ahh,” I screamed. “Cody,” I shouted. “Don’t answer the
phone.”
    On cue it rang again. I knew Nana wouldn’t pick up. She
always left early for work before Cody and I got up. I wondered if she’d
already talked to Mom.
    “They’re both crazy,” I muttered. No way my mom had powers.
She was more ordinary than me.
    Magic meowed