Selena Rose, Daughter of the Moon

Chapter 7

An hour later Linnette and Selena have finished their first glass of wine and are pouring second glasses when Dwayne and Hayden arrive. Selena and Linnette meet them at the door where they each hold up a bottle of wine as though the bottles were entry fees. Selena takes the bottles from them and offers to pour them each a glass, which is happily accepted.

From the kitchen Selena asks, "Hayden, do you have your cards with you?"

"I never leave home without them."

"Good, let's take this party outside. Linnette and I can fill you two in and then you can give me a reading to help me figure out.... all of it."

Hayden looks questioningly at Linnette who just smiles nervously, and shrugging she says "Ok, because now I am really curious about what exactly happened. I'm going to say hi to my baby first, meet you outside?"

"Perfect, take your time." Selena replies as she puts all the glasses on a tray with another bottle of wine to take outside with her.

Linette meets her at the door, opening it for her and following her through while telling her Dwayne is saying hello to his little one as well and will be out shortly.

"Have you told them any of what happened?" Linnette asks as she sits at the picnic table near the burn pile.

"No. I think it will be better coming from us both at the same time."

"Ha, so we both go to the mental hospital."

"I don't want to be lonely." Selena replied with a grin.

Hayden and Dwayne come outside then, joining Selena and Linette at the table. Hayden has her cards out and asks if Selena wants to do the reading first or share. Selena and Linette look at each other and simultaneously say, "Share." as they look back at Dwayne and Hayden.

In bits and sips, the entire story of what happened earlier is told. The four friends, looking frequently over at the burn pile, begin to discuss how Selena came to be bound by the ropes.

Peering intently at Selena, Hayden asks, "You couldn't feel them at all? Nothing? What you are both describing sounds pretty heavy duty..."

"It was!" Selena exclaims, "It was all I could do to not flip out as I watched these ropes fall off me that I couldn't see or feel until they started falling to the ground. Not to mention, Kya was the one cutting them off! I was so scared they might go after her, but she was the only one that ever saw them so there was no one else to cut them off. Plus, she is the only one that can make things out of thin air. I felt it when the weight of them left me. Which makes me wonder how long they have been with me that I didn't notice the weight till it was gone."

"That's another question, how long has this been with you? More importantly, why? Are you dangerous? Are you dangerous to a particular someone? Who? Are they going to be a danger to you now that those ropes are cut? We need some answers lady." Hayden says as she shuffles her cards over and over her pale hands moving with confidence, pausing occasionally for a sip of wine. She continues on, "Huh, you may be the most powerful among us now. We all have relatively strong abilities, but if you were only just behind us while you were bound, you may be the strongest among us now. Not sure I am altogether fond of that idea."

"Hmm, I hadn't thought about that," Selena replied, glancing at Linnette with an eyebrow raised.

Linette chimes in, "I think that may be true. I was just asking you earlier about your potions seeming stronger and then while we were burning that stuff," with a grimace toward the burn pile, "you said it was like you started the day at level 10 and got a sudden boost to 35 or something."