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Hope and Evelyn sat on the floor of Hope's room in the school. They were reading spell books to try and find their mom. If they could do this it would make them feel better. They both looked at the door when they heard knocking,Hope stood up and opened the door to see Aunt Freya standing there,her mind immediately thinking the worst
"W-What happened?" Hope asked worriedly.
Freya shook her head, "Uh, oh, no, nothing. Uh, no, your... your father has search parties scouring every inch of the city. We'll find her."
Hope sighed in relief, "I just... When I saw you, I thought that she... yeah. So, wait, if she's still missing, then why are you here?"
Freya held up a paper bag so they could see "Care package. Thought you guys could use a taste of home."
Evelyn took them from her, "So you drove all this way to bring us beignets?"
"You know, I figured with everything going on, you could use a friend." Freya shrugged with a smile.
"Thanks, but really we're fine." Evelyn told her.
Freya nodded and looked behind them, "Mm-hmm. You know, I could be wrong, but, um, I think this is the part where you invite me in." They hesitated for a moment before Hope slowly opened the door.
Hope nodded and placed the beignets on the dresser,"Yeah. Yeah. Yeah" The two hurried to pick up all the books. Freya walked in and looked around,closing the door behind her. When Hope was reaching for one of the books,she happened to look down at it.
"Locator spells in ancient languages?" She asked them "Thought you weren't allowed to do magic outside of the classroom."
"Catch-up reading. We're trying to make up for being suspended." Evelyn lied.
"Keep our grades up. We got to get back to work, aunt Freya." Hope said.
Freya sat down on the bed as Hope and Evelyn stared at her, "Sure. Sure, I mean, I could just leave after an excruciating 11-hour drive to see my only nieces." She sat up and stared back at them. "Or... we could get comfy, stuff our faces with deep-fried glory, and you could tell me about that cute boy you had hidden in your room last week." Evelyn laughed as she stared as her sister with a teasing smile.
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Students are playing a game of shirts and skins soccer. A witch student uses his telekinesis to hold the ball in midair, though Roman head butts it into the goal.
"So, which one is he?" Freya asked.
"The hot one that sweats diamond dust." Hope answered, Evelyn laughing at her sister's description of the boy,Hope was crushing on him hard,that much was obvious.
Roman, shirtless, waves hi to Hope. She's embarrassed and doesn't wave back.
"Oh, God. Keep-keep walking." Hope turned away from him,Roman going back to the game.
