"100 miles to go!" Zac announces, glad the adventure is coming to the finale. It's about time.
Meanwhile, Adam is wondering if it's really worth going on this journey. How can just five incredibly attractive teenagers and Garlic Girl be able to stop the world's most powerful witch? As fun as it is to save the world from impending doom, life in the supporting cast can be hard, and the risk doesn't always result in a worthwhile reward.
No one is saying anything. Whether it is due to nerves or simply having nothing to say, the silence makes the trip seem much more drawn out and boring.
Reece decides to break the silence. "Does anyone like sports?"
No one is happy with this.
"Not really," replies everyone in perfect unison. This disappoints him.
"Oh." Reece decides to make the silence.
Twenty miles later, Garlic Girl sneezes. No one is happy with this.
Thirty miles later, the car comes to a sudden stop as Reece slams his foot on the brake pedal. They all lurch forwards in their seats and there is general disruption. No one is happy with this.
"What are we stopping here for?" asks Donna, clearly annoyed. "We're in the middle of nowhere."
Reece points down at the road in front of the car. "Birdie."
Everyone disembarks the vehicle and gathers around a dying crow on the road.
"How heartbreaking..." says Clarisha. "Alright, well, let's go."
"No, wait!" says Lily. "There's more to this than meets the ocular organ." She pulls a bell out from nowhere in particular. Ringing it loudly, she decides to sit down beside the creature.
Her knees bend. She slowly lowers herself to the ground, bracing herself for impact. She gently makes contact with the floor. She is now sitting down beside the creature.
The bird glows due to the magic of the bell and then implodes. Trixabelle appears.
"You saved my life!" exclaims the magical girl in her magical world.
Adam looks baffled. "Um, seriously, wut? Who even are you?"
The bird girl smiles at her saviour, ignoring Adam. "How can I ever repay you?"
Lily has an idea. "You know Mrs Nightcast? We're going to end her. We could do with all the help we can get."
Trixabelle winks at everyone individually. "Of course I'll help you!"
As everyone climbs back into the vehicle, no one notices that it's far too crowded, but whatever.
Trixabelle sits on Donna's knee and dances. Then she coughs up a feather. No one is happy with this.
"I can help you, no problem at all!" she reassures the group. "You know, Sunita and Mrs Nightcast aren't the only witches in town..."
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Once Upon a Girl
Short StoryShe was just a small town girl... After randomly finding herself displaced from her normal life and into a midwestern family, Sunita is trying to adjust to a brand new high school. Can she survive the dramas of teenage life? Note: this book is a par...
