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As I gaped at Carol as her knitting project grew longer, the thought of my shiny new powers always expressing themselves whether I wanted them to or not filling my mind, another blast-from-the-past voice interrupted us.
โEmma!" The call of my name had me jolting in my seat, scared that someone would know what we were just talking about, or see Carol's knitting needles going by themselves, or even one of the cats carrying on a conversation.
As soon as the voice registered though, all my fear disappeared. Deva, one of our group from before I left town, came out of one of the back room doors. And when she didnโt look the least bit surprised about the needles knitting on their own, I released a slow breath. So Deva was magical or whatever, too.
Was everyone in this town magical?
"So good to have you home. To stay this time, I hope. Sorry Iโm late.โ She walked over to give the tabby cat a scratch under the chin. I hadn't even noticed him come back in. He and Marble were both curled up on different perches on the cat trees along the back wall.
โLovely, Deva, thanks,โ he said, rubbing against her hand.
โLate?โ I asked, confused.
Deva nodded.
โFor what?โ
โTo initiate you into our world,โ she answered with a grin.
Oh boy.
Deva looked at the cat, then at me, then back at the cat. โI donโt know what you know yet, except that because he talked in front of you, you obviously know he can.โ
I nodded mutely. Deva walked over and pulled one of the remaining arm chairs to be part of the cluster around Beth's desk before she plopped down on it beside me. โYou all right?โ she asked as she looked me over, her eyes lingering on my shoulder.
All I could seem to do was nod. I swallowed and sucked in a deep breath. โYeah, apparently Iโm Karma.โ
Deva sat back and gave me an appraising look. โVery cool. Iโve heard of that.โ
I looked between her and Carol and even glanced over at Beth, who was trying to wrap up her phone conversation. โThis is just normal for you guys?โ
Deva chuckled. โYou poor thing.โ She leaned out of her chair so she could put one arm around me. โYes, weโve known we were witches forโฆWell, ever. Sounds like youโve turned into one. It happens occasionally.โ She looked surprised for a second. โHey, are you going home soon? Iโve got a big bag of food in my car for your brother and his girlfriend. You wanna take it with you?โ
โSure,โ I said, then swallowed hard around the lump in my throat. Deva always had this way of tearing down my walls and making it hard to hide my emotions. And the fact that my old friends had obviously been helping a lot with my brother since I was gone made me feel like I wanted to cry and thank them, all at the same time.
โThings havenโt been easy for you since you left,โ she said, her voice gentle as she watched me too closely.
I nodded, blinking back tears.
โIโm here for you. Always.โ Her dark eyes seemed to stare right into my soul.
I stood from my chair and held out my arms, waiting. Deva knew what I was asking for without me having to explain it and she pushed up from her chair so I could pull her into a tight hug. I squeezed her until she grunted.
โThank you,โ I whispered, before turning and looking at Carol over my shoulder. โAnd thank you, too. For taking care of them.โ
Once I released Deva, I sat back down and looked around the room, not sure how to process everything.
โWant to talk about the whole magic thing first? Or what youโve been up to?โ Deva asked.
Magic thing. This was real. I wasnโt human anymore. Which meant I could do things. But what? What were the limitations of magic? Did it even have any? So far I'd seen people reduced to toads, tires explode, people vanish, yarn knitting itself, and, of course, the talking cats. What if this was just the tip of the iceberg? Could people raise the dead? What about teleportation, was that real? All kinds of questions flooded my mind.
โMagic,โ I mumbled, pressing a hand to my forehead. Was I feeling light-headed or was this magic place actually swaying under my feet?
Deva grabbed her purse. โHere,โ she said and reached inside. โEat this.โ She produced a large chocolate bar, one of the good brands from overseas. โItโll help.โ
I nodded, because hell, why wouldnโt chocolate help at this point? I certainly thought it would help when my ex had filed for divorce and when I found out he was boning his secretary. The wrapper crinkled as I opened it, the paper and foil tearing to reveal the creamy milk chocolate hidden underneath. I took a bite and immediately felt calmer. Like it was going to be okay. Like everything was going to be okay. Not just the magic stuff, but my divorce, the business, Henry and Alice. Everything would work out.
โCome on, dove,โ Deva said as she stood and pulled her purse over her shoulder before extending a hand to me. โLet me drive you home.โ
โIโll follow in her car,โ Carol offered. โBeth, weโll catch you up later!โ
I took Deva's hand and she towed me from the chairs toward the door. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw that Beth was still on the phone. She waved, but I was too calm and happy to really process it. Why wouldnโt I be happy? I had magical powers. That was enough to make anyone happy. Even the chime above Beth's door sounded happy as we went out.
After I vaguely pointed out my vehicle to Carol, I handed her my keys. Why wouldn't I trust her to get my car home with me? If she wanted to drive then so be it. Deva tugged on my hand again and we walked arm in arm around to the back of the little
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