The Baby Witch

Chapter 3.

After putting extra time and effort to look good today, it took more time than usual, once I've finished it nearly time to leave for school, I do have another look in the mirror and I'm pleased to see what I look like. I go put my shoes and socks on and I grab my earphones and my black jumper, I usually wouldn't need it but my high school is by the lake and I looked at the weather it's supposed to get a high of 18 degrees Celsius. I check my phone '7:50 am' I put my lunch box in my bag and walk out the back door locking it behind me.

Mum looks at me baffled as why I'm ready so early " we need to get petrol you best believe I'm not going to be late the first day back." Mum rolls her eyes and looks at her phone "it's still too early, but you can sit in the car with the heater on if you want?" I take the car keys as my reply and unlock the car. I go onto my phone and open Snapchat and I am bombarded with messages from my friend groups' group chats, ignore all the messages and questions asked before and just send 'morning everyone, I hope all of your holidays were good see ya soon' i get out of the app and go do my tarot card of the day, I got page of swords, new excitement, mental energy, and restlessness.

I get a notification from Taylor, Taylor is my best friend I lived in a rural town last year but it only lasted a while and I had to leave quickly and unexpectedly. She and I had a great connection and friendship we are completely opposite of each other but we love all the same things. I press on the notification taking me into Instagram, she sent me two things one was an edit of bellarke and the other was horoscopes, Taylor's sun is Leo when mine is Scorpio, I read the title saying least likely best friends. I like both posts she sent me and sent a love heart. I look at my horoscope and my best friends'. Mine, Scorpio, states that I will enjoy reciting what has been told to me and that I will get a pleasant surprise. Taylor's, Leo states that she will enjoy connecting with friends but may feel drained after all the interactions. Zali's, Aquarius, says that she will be full of questions she can't get the answers to. I take a screenshot of their signs and send it to them, my two best friends have never met before but know of each other. They both read their horoscopes and say thanks, mum opens the car door and gets ready to reverse.

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I arrive at school and walk through the entrance and I hate it already. I walk past all the kids addicted to playing games on their phones and walk to where my friend group meets every morning. I am greeted with a squeal, hugs, and waves, the group is very enthusiastic, I sit down for about 10 minutes before the bell for roll call goes off I say goodbye to everyone as I departure. I see the art classroom where all we have to do is say "here" and listen to school notifications for 'roll call'. As I walk I see some of my friends waving to me I wave back and walk up to them greeting each other and ask how their holidays were. We all had roughly the same answer except Starr, she was forced to go to the beach in winter to go surfing with her weird family. She says how all she wanted to do was go home she looks over her shoulder to her mum's office, the next classroom down. Starr's mum is someone important at school, to be honest, I'm not exactly sure what role she has all I know is that she a year 12 teacher and that she is also spiritual. To me and everyone else, the resemblance between Starr and her mother is uncanny, her mum looks like the older version of Starr.

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Starr, Zali and I sit next to each other like usual, we usually muck around and try to piss each other off that's just our friendship. Starr, as usual, is drawing on my arm and I'm trying to annoy Zali while she is actually listening in class. I poke at her waist and she jumps and curses at me. "Ariel, Starr, and Zali is there anything you'd like to share with the class?" sir says with an aggressive questioning expression as the whole class turn to face us. "No sir." we all say in unison, as blush starts to rise on all three of our faces. The bell goes signaling to us that we need to go to our next period, I think about what class I have next as I pack up all my stationary. I let out a squeal and Starr and Zali turn to me questioning what that was for when I simply state " we have our first history lesson next!!" Zali smiles from ear to ear while Starr rolls her eyes. Zali and I both love history but her not as much as me. I can recite facts about Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth the first and etc, not to mention my knowledge and obsession with Greek deities. As we walk out of class I get some weird looks from my ear to ear smile.

As we arrive at the classroom I see historical sites on posters all over the room, I know I'm going to love this class.

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Mum picked me up from school and we drove home when we arrived poppa texted me saying they were at the pub getting a beer. We crossed the road and I saw Nana and I remembered about my promise to take her to the store, so Nana and I sneak off to the shop. From shops away, you can smell their incense burning and see their little dreamcatcher at the entrance of the store I tell her when you can see the sign. The sign is lavender purple with a rainbow on it saying rainbow runner, and the exterior has a beautiful window display and a wood structure, making it stand out from every other shop on the street. Just the thought of the store makes me happy.

While walking in, there is a 6ft cupboard on the right full of decks of oracle and tarot cards, on the left is the register, in the walkway is a massive Buddha, behind the cupboard are stands displaying all different types of stones and crystals across from that are clothing racks, cupboards full of books, candles, salt lamps, oils, Tibetan singing bowls and dream catchers hanging from the ceilings. I, like always go to the stone and crystals section, I greet the owners, at this stage, I see them more than I see my family and friends. One of the owners is a man in his late 40's with a shaved head, usually dressed in a gray shirt and cargo shorts with bracelets and rings with different carvings in it, smiles at Nana and I. he says something like welcome back and I tell him that she's my grandmother, "so this is the granddaughter you were talking about" he says with the smile still plastered on his face. Nana nods and starts another conversation while I go over the stones and crystals, the shop is quite small but all the different areas make it seem bigger. I read all the different uses for the stones and crystals and one catches my eye.

A small little basket was filled with small golden crystal geodes. I picked one up it was small and round about the size of a 20 cent coin, with cavities that show the growth of the crystal. I read the little sign telling the name of the crystal and what's it's used for. It's said;

-Pyrite (Fools Gold)

Pyrite is a unique protector, drawing energy from the Earth through the physical body and into the aura creating a defensive shield against negative energies, environmental pollutants, emotional attack, and physical harm. It also supports one with a spirit of boldness and assertive action when protecting others, the planet, or in standing up for important issues of the community. It stimulates the Second and Third Chakras, enhancing will power and the ability to see behind facades to what is real.

I look at the geode intensely and admire how beautiful it is, I don't notice Nana behind me until she says "do you want it?" I turn around and rise from squatting in front of the display. I stand up and realise the height difference nana is roughly at my shoulders, I don't know what to say I don't want her to spend her money on me but I'd love this crystal. "Umm... yeah- actually no .. but" she takes the crystal out of my hand and gives it to the owner to buy, I thank her a lot may be a little too much. After she gives me my beautiful crystal she asks "how about we get you something to put your collection in?" I smile and say 'you've bought enough' but she insists because she never gets to see me, as she explains her reasoning I spot an incense stand that looks like a hand. It's beautiful with carvings of a mandala in the middle and the hand in a cupping notion I look at nana and I see she has her eyes on it too. That afternoon I walk out with two gifts in my hands to display in my room.