Trouble in Salem

Chapter Seven Bewitched

Mum what was that? "Alice says looking at her mother confused"
What was what? Y/n replies?
That kiss? "I mean really?"
Oh Alice honey, I like Winifred "but I am terrified" you slept with her last night?
"Slept yes, nothing happened Alice"
"Alice sighs," I have homework to catch up on I'll bring that to the house "good, It'll keep you occupied " "keep my mind off things"

I know a shit load has happened and we are kind of trapped but it will be ok "let's go"
Walking home y/n and Alice enter their house "I need to shower Alice says"
You do that and I'll change "Alice goes upstairs and showers"
Y/n goes upstairs and changes clothes "looking at the bracelet Winifred put on her wrist" twirling it, taking it off to look at it "it's so pretty, " suddenly it glows and moves back onto y/n's wrist. "Woah y/n shrieks "
Shaking her wrist to make the bracelet rattle "I guess I cannot take it off"
Y/n changes her clothes "sigh, I'll wear my grey suit" y/n says. But wait ?
"Mum?" The bracelet won't come off? "I know I tried too"
Do you have something to protect me from dark magic? "Yes, here" y/n hands Alice a little necklace full of salt. "This should work" keep it on but under your shirt. "Y/n Kisses Alice's forehead" I'll take you back to the house then go to work"
Got your homework? "Yea, I do"

Alice and y/n walk back to the cottage "Mary and Sarah are sitting on the front porch"
I'll be back after work "I'll text throughout the day" "ok mum"
I love you
I love you too.....

Y/n's pov:
I can see Alice is scared and I don't have any power not like Winifred "can I somehow gain power?" I need to protect her somehow, the stone didn't work. y/n has tears running down her face. Wiping them and walking up the hill, down into town and into the office building. "Come on elevator" pushing the button impatiently "that doesn't help Ernest says, "no it doesn't."
Do you have the presentation?
Yes, on my computer "20 minutes "
Yeah I know.......
Ding
Y/n and Ernest walk in the elevator, the doors close and the elevator goes up "y/n stares at her phone "Hm"
Stepping out of the elevator y/n goes to her office "shutting the door" inhale and exhaling, crying and dropping to the floor "knees to her head, letting it all out" banging her head on the door"
"Knock knock"
Y/n wipes her tears and stands up "who is it?"
It's me Becca, y/n opens the door "hey, are you ok?"
Stressed I'm ok "want a coffee?" Yes please, my shout at lunch y/n says.

Alice pov: mum says this will protect dark magic but it's salt? Isn't a circle if salt suppose to do that? I have homework but I cannot focus I can't, I'm gonna fail this test "I'm too worried about mum and my life" I like Sarah and Mary but I'm so scared of Winifred. even mum is "what if she kills me anyway? Even if mum keeps the promise?" My School suspension is up in two days "I know just what to do"

Winifred's pov:
I have the little woman fooled, her daughter is a pest, they both remind me of myself at their age. Just one slip up and I will kill them "it's entertaining watching Alice tremble when I am near her, it seems little woman likes me". Maybe I'll take advantage of that, when she's vulnerable I'll attack "perfect"

Back at the office "come on you stupid fucking computer " y/n hits the computer. "Agghhh, come on" "are you done? Ernest asks?" "Oh god he was there the whole time"
No, the computer glitched "I have a usb with my presentation "
Good, well someone will look at your computer while you give your presentation "ugh this sucks y/n thinks, I can't even think of anything else but what's happened"
Y/n walks right into the conference room door "ouch"
Her work colleagues try not laugh "ugh fuck, y/n opens the door and walks in"
Becca is laughing, "here's the coffee"
Y/n smiles, it's ok Becca "laugh, honestly I'm sure it looked funny as hell"
OK EVERYONE, eyes front "Ernest says, show me your presentations and the best one will be our new campaign for February 2023" who's first? "I will y/n says"
Walk right into... I mean up here "haha, people laugh"
Oh my pleasure, maybe I should work at the mirror factory "something I could see myself doing"
Haha, Ernest laughs. "Y/n plugs in the usb and opens the file, clicking enter and pulling up her presentation "
"Ok here we go" y/n thinks, staring out the window "phew"