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6 | baby

6 | BABY

"As you all know, I founded this school with the intention to integrate you all into a proper coven. With doing so, I've been negotiating with Miss Robichaux's Academy and many other New Orleans covens to recognize our school to follow under the Supreme. That's exactly why I've been training you ladies to perform the seven wonders. And so far, we have two candidates, Cassandra and Alice." Cascada announces to her school.

"Although we have been receiving new concerns surrounding the public eye, we must say focused on our goal— to grow. That is all for today, girls. Thank you." Cascada finalized her speech.

As time went on, more and more humans were realizing that the school was a school for witches. People had been sending death threats to Cascada and have been encouraging terrible acts of violence against the girls. So far, no one had been hurt. But, it was quite annoying having to clean the front yard after it was egged or burnt by small fires set to aggravate the witches.

Cascada knew that the issue could grow into a more serious one if she allowed the public to continue to bash the school and become prejudice against the witches. Even the local press was getting involved as they published terrible things in the media about Cascada's school. But, all she knew to do at the moment was to ignore them and hope that they'd forget about the school soon enough.

* * *

Cascada was walking down a dimly lit street with her large floppy hat covering her face. She was heading home, back to the school, after settling some business with Fiona Goode down at the local coffee shop. She suddenly stopped walking when she heard a yelp come from down one of the alley ways. Cascada peeked from under her hat and looked down the alley. She saw a young Hispanic girl clutch her face in reaction to a tall man standing over her. He seemed to have just hit her.

"Baby, I'm so sorry." He instantly apologized.

Cascada watched as the girl's face turned dark. "Enough! I'm tired of you putting your fucking hands on me." The girl began twisting her wrist around and the man simultaneously began to choke on nothing.

She seemed to be using magic to choke him. He gasped for air, but couldn't get any in. Soon enough, he fell unconscious from the lack of air. "You didn't have to do that, you know." Cascada spoke loudly enough for the woman to hear.

The woman jumped up in fright. "Do I know you?" She asked, squinting her eyes to focus on Cascada.

"Doubt it. You belong to a coven?" Cascada asked.

"No. You a witch too?"
"Yeah. What's your name?"
"Celeste. And yours?"
"Cascada. Wanna come to my coven?"
"Sure."

Their interaction was short and sweet. And just like the other girls, Celeste obliged so quickly because she felt it in her heart that it was the right thing to do.

* * *

Once the two got back to the school, Cascada walked in with Celeste, proudly. "There Miss Cascada go again recruiting people off the street." One girl chuckled.

"That bitch ain't black. Cascada! You done lost your mind." Clementine yelped in shock at the new recruit.

"I never said this was an only black school. We are more progressive than that, girls. Now, please welcome Celeste." Cascada introduced. There was a loud murmur of greetings to Celeste.

Then, out of nowhere... there was a knock at the door.

Cascada allowed the girls to converse amongst themselves as she went to go answer the door. When she swung open the door, there was no one there. Just a box with some holes poked into it. Cascada went to lift the box and something inside shuffled. She jumped but was afraid to drop it and hurt whatever was inside.

She brought the box inside and set it on a table. She rapidly tore through the tape and opened it. What she saw inside shocked her.

It was a baby girl.

There was a sticky note tacked to the baby: "y'all take care of this witch. because I won't raise an abomination." Cascada gasped.