Cherry and the Twitches

chapter 30

Forte was playing his organ. Cherry cracked the door open and it shut behind her.

"Cerise, what are you doing up so--" Forte started to ask, but stopped playing as he let out a sudden cry of anguish. "Ohh!"

Cherry was hugging him with tears in her eyes around his waist.

"Hey, what's wrong, Cerise?" Forte asked her.

"We died..." Cherry whispered.

Forte looked to her, then knew what she meant. "But we're not anymore..." he reminded her. "You weren't happy when you heard I was killed?"

"Hey, nobody's that heartless!" Cherry called out to him, then bit her lip as she realized he had said the same to her when they met each other again years after his 'death' during Christmas. "Okay... Maybe I do care about you... A little..." she then said softly.

"A little?" Forte asked.

"You wanna make something of it?" Cherry narrowed her eyes and rose her fist in the air.

Forte patted her on the head. "You run along home, Cerise..."

"Yeah..." Cherry turned from him and walked off to the door and gave him one last look. "Ben really worried me when he said he killed you... You're the only person I can talk to around here... So if I have to be stuck with someone for the rest of my immortal life, I'll be glad if it's you..." she said with a glare and continued to go to her house.

Forte blinked and gave an unsure shrug. "I think that was her way of saying 'Thank you'." he then turned back and continued to play his keyboard.

Cherry released a relieved sigh before going to her house to get some sleep. This truly was an adventurous magical Halloween that no one who experienced it would ever forget.

After a long sleep, it was time for school.

Sabrina waited at the kitchen table after she finished her breakfast. "What's taking her so long?" she checked her wristwatch in anxiousness. "I wanna talk with Harvey before class starts!"

"Hey, Penelope is Drell's daughter," Salem reminded her with a teasing chuckle. "Maybe being late for important dates runs in the family."

"Salem!" Sabrina glared.

Salem laughed out loud then. "I'm only teasin' ya, kid."

Sabrina growled at him. Finally, lightning struck from upstairs.

"Finally!" Sabrina was relieved.

Penelope came downstairs with a lunchbox and her backpack, meeting her friend. "Hey, Sab."

"I didn't think you'd ever get here!" Sabrina said to her as they walked out to get to school together. "What took you so long?"

"Hey, I'm sorry, but Dad wanted to say 'I love you' for like the hundredth time before I went out the door." Penelope chuckled.

"Wow... Well, let's get to school before class starts, I have to tell Harvey something that I've been wanting to tell him for a long time." Sabrina smiled.

"Can you even do that?" Penelope asked, a little worried about her plan.

"Miranda gave me special permission," Sabrina smiled. "I'm super excited to tell him!"

"I hope he doesn't freak out..." Penelope hoped for her. "Mortals freak out about a lot of stuff they don't understand."

"True..." Sabrina nodded. "Well, I'm sure he would be okay with it."

"Yeah, besides, he's Harvey, I'm sure he'll be alright once you tell him." Penelope smiled.

"I just feel so relieved that I can finally tell him..." Sabrina smiled.