over and
over again.
What’s up with that? What’s up with
that? What’s up with that? Oh my, this is getting even better than
I expected. You two pathetic little girls are probably going to end
up in a twisted murder/suicide over Prince Charming. Not the plan I
had in mind, but hey, you insist on staying here. Is it really
worth it?
“ It’s not what you think.
Nothing is what you think!” I had to tell her the truth about
Lucus.
“ Oh really? Then how is
it?”
Wanting to come clean and get the whole
Lucus thing off of my chest, I blurted out the words as fast as I
could before they refused to come out. “Lucus is under a voodoo
curse, he’s really 176 years old and the only reason he paid any
attention to me when we got here is because I can help him get out
of this house.”
Right after I said the words, I
realized how ridiculous I must have sounded to her. I was only
getting used to the whole idea myself, even after all the crazy
things I’d seen. How did I expect her to fully believe what I was
saying when a small part of me was still a little unsure of the
whole thing.
Sabrina was quiet and looked at me with
her bright blue eyes. A solid two minutes passed before she said
anything. “Right, and Ivan is a vampire and Tony is a werewolf? Or
wait, is Tony a shape-shifter and Ivan’s a fairy?”
Argh, Ivan. If only I could tell you
about Ivan! “Look, I don’t expect you to believe me, but how else
can you explain what happened tonight?”
She threw her hands up in the air in
total exasperation. “Blame it on the booze, this is ridiculous. I
expected more from you, Arelia. After all we’ve been through
together, a little honesty would be nice.”
“ I am being honest! There
are things that we can’t explain by logic. Things that are meant to
be a mystery and this whole thing is one of them.”
“ Bullshit! I said I would
try to understand the whole voodoo thing and God knows I’m trying
but lying to my face and telling me that Lucus is under some curse
is an insult to my intelligence. And despite what all of you think
about me, I do have a brain!”
“ I never said that you
didn’t have a brain! No one thinks that but you,
obviously.”
“ This blows, I’m out of
here.” Sabrina opened the door and ran down the hallway and up the
staircase.
“ Erzulie, give me patience,”
I muttered, as I ran after her.
Chapter Ten
Go Away!
Juggling what felt like a million
ingredients, I ran right after her. A month ago I would have
scowled and let her go, but slowly I was coming to understand that
being a voodoo queen meant that I was essentially responsible for
healing people. And as difficult as Sabrina was being, I knew that
she was hurting. I knew how awful people could be when they were
angry. I was one of those awful angry people, but I was trying to
change that. Being angry all of the time was exhausting.
“ Sabrina, wait!” I cried, as
I ran after her up the stairs.
“ Leave me alone!” she
shouted without turning back.
“ I’m not lying to you. Hear
me out,” I said, as I stalked her down the hallway.
“ No!” She opened our bedroom
door and slammed it before I had a chance to step inside. “No! I
can’t! I feel like an idiot!”
I could hear her muffled cries coming
from inside. They started out slowly but increased into wild waves
of hysteria that were kind of terrifying. I felt awful because I
could have told her the truth but I was too afraid. That basically
made me a coward and a liar. I didn’t want to be any of those
things.
“ Sabrina, please.” I knocked
gently on the door. “Hear me out.”
“ No, Arelia. No. If I can’t
trust you, who can I trust? I have no one but you. You know that. I
never thought that the one person I trusted most would ever lie to
me. I guess I’m not good enough for the truth. No one cares about
me, not even you, apparently.”
Her words were barely audible between
her wails and moans. The last time I had
over again.
What’s up with that? What’s up with
that? What’s up with that? Oh my, this is getting even better than
I expected. You two pathetic little girls are probably going to end
up in a twisted murder/suicide over Prince Charming. Not the plan I
had in mind, but hey, you insist on staying here. Is it really
worth it?
“ It’s not what you think.
Nothing is what you think!” I had to tell her the truth about
Lucus.
“ Oh really? Then how is
it?”
Wanting to come clean and get the whole
Lucus thing off of my chest, I blurted out the words as fast as I
could before they refused to come out. “Lucus is under a voodoo
curse, he’s really 176 years old and the only reason he paid any
attention to me when we got here is because I can help him get out
of this house.”
Right after I said the words, I
realized how ridiculous I must have sounded to her. I was only
getting used to the whole idea myself, even after all the crazy
things I’d seen. How did I expect her to fully believe what I was
saying when a small part of me was still a little unsure of the
whole thing.
Sabrina was quiet and looked at me with
her bright blue eyes. A solid two minutes passed before she said
anything. “Right, and Ivan is a vampire and Tony is a werewolf? Or
wait, is Tony a shape-shifter and Ivan’s a fairy?”
Argh, Ivan. If only I could tell you
about Ivan! “Look, I don’t expect you to believe me, but how else
can you explain what happened tonight?”
She threw her hands up in the air in
total exasperation. “Blame it on the booze, this is ridiculous. I
expected more from you, Arelia. After all we’ve been through
together, a little honesty would be nice.”
“ I am being honest! There
are things that we can’t explain by logic. Things that are meant to
be a mystery and this whole thing is one of them.”
“ Bullshit! I said I would
try to understand the whole voodoo thing and God knows I’m trying
but lying to my face and telling me that Lucus is under some curse
is an insult to my intelligence. And despite what all of you think
about me, I do have a brain!”
“ I never said that you
didn’t have a brain! No one thinks that but you,
obviously.”
“ This blows, I’m out of
here.” Sabrina opened the door and ran down the hallway and up the
staircase.
“ Erzulie, give me patience,”
I muttered, as I ran after her.
Chapter Ten
Go Away!
Juggling what felt like a million
ingredients, I ran right after her. A month ago I would have
scowled and let her go, but slowly I was coming to understand that
being a voodoo queen meant that I was essentially responsible for
healing people. And as difficult as Sabrina was being, I knew that
she was hurting. I knew how awful people could be when they were
angry. I was one of those awful angry people, but I was trying to
change that. Being angry all of the time was exhausting.
“ Sabrina, wait!” I cried, as
I ran after her up the stairs.
“ Leave me alone!” she
shouted without turning back.
“ I’m not lying to you. Hear
me out,” I said, as I stalked her down the hallway.
“ No!” She opened our bedroom
door and slammed it before I had a chance to step inside. “No! I
can’t! I feel like an idiot!”
I could hear her muffled cries coming
from inside. They started out slowly but increased into wild waves
of hysteria that were kind of terrifying. I felt awful because I
could have told her the truth but I was too afraid. That basically
made me a coward and a liar. I didn’t want to be any of those
things.
“ Sabrina, please.” I knocked
gently on the door. “Hear me out.”
“ No, Arelia. No. If I can’t
trust you, who can I trust? I have no one but you. You know that. I
never thought that the one person I trusted most would ever lie to
me. I guess I’m not good enough for the truth. No one cares about
me, not even you, apparently.”
Her words were barely audible between
her wails and moans. The last time I had
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