"Who finds me?" I asked
Jack stared at me with forlorn eyes.
"Who finds me? JACK. WHO FINDS ME? Jack, please look at me!" I begged for him to listen but it was if he shut me out and became compacted into his mind and had no contact with the world. His lip quivered and said.
"Me."
"Jack," I said but he stopped me.
"No. My family started an association to kill all forms of witchcraft. My family will kill you. What you don't realize is what you know about the Torturing and The Witch Trials, they are occurring right now. And the uprising is growing. And I know your not evil, but if anyone finds out your from the future..." he broke off. "I'll never see you again." he looked at me. "I don't want that." he said. his blonde hair glowed gold in the candlelight. I didn't want it either. we sat in silence.
CHAPTER TWO
Jack and I ran for miles. But word had already spread of me appearing on my back in black pajamas with Mockingjays on them. So all they saw was strange clothes with innocent birds holding sharp arrows on fire. Not the most innocent appearing thing to absent minded people of the past who believe in witchcraft and wizardry. As we ran, doors were closed. Children were cooped inside. Men sat on porches with firearms perched against windows people stared at us through cracked window frames. We eventually came to a small shack made of plywood in a thicket of trees. As we entered, Jack called, "Rat! Mouse! Vermin!"
To be answered from three disembodied voices,
"Caw!Caw!Caw!"
Then three boys who were young, probable 9 or 10, were awaiting us to be served. I laughed nervously,
"Who are these boys? Brothers?"
"Blood brothers." said Jack. "They tricked me." he laughed.
"Ew."
"It's not gross, lady!
"Ma'am we loved him so."
"Jacob helped us. He fed us and gave us a home. "
"Evanna, this is Vermin." He motioned to a scruffy boy with red hair to his eyebrows. "Rat," he motioned at a brunette boy that had dark skin and dark eyes and a scar above his right eye. "and Mouse." Mouse was the slimmest and a sheepish boy with blonde hair much like Jack's. He slumped his shoulders and tipped his head down and simply said, "hi.".
"I found them in the streets around December. Boys, this is Evanna. She is the Time Angel.
"Time Angel!"
"Really?"
"Oh boy!"
"Wait a moment, are your letters of you name EREC?" said Vermin.
"Yes." I giggled.
"I've been working on the code in the last page of the book, and I've uncovers that your initials stand for
Esrever Rewot Enifed Cipot." Vermin exclaimed.
"Vermin never forgets anything. Ever. Vermin, what did I do yesterday at 6:08 on the dot?"
"You said you were hungry and ate a pastry from your mother's cabinet."
"Wow..." I said.
"Vermin remember those words. For now, all we need to do is keep Evanna safe while the people of our town try to kill her." Now Jack looked at me. "Evanna if anything happens you don't like, come here. Do you understand?" he said.
"Yes. Jack,"
"Shh... I hear something."
Outside a distant chant became the voice of a mob.
"WITCH WITCH WITCH WITCH WITCH!"
"They can't see us, too far in the woods." Jack hissed. I couldn't breathe. My head spun around in circles as I began to sweat. A woman's voice called, "Ebenezer! Walter! Cornelius! Inside, please!"
"Go!" hissed Jack to the boys.
The mob came close outside. I began to breath loud and uncontrollably. As the boys left Jack crawled over to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulder and covered my mouth. I close my eyes. We heard the voices grow far away and the sound become faint. I exhaled with relief and Jack's blue eyes peered at my soul sternly.
"Never, ever-"
"Never what? Go out on my own?" Jack, I can't hide forever I have to save-"
"Do honestly believe that book?"
"After dying and going back in time I believe everything and anything!" I yelled on the verge of tears.
"Evanna, I know you want to go home, but as long as you're here, I rather enjoy your company." he put his arm around me again. And I wanted to be torn in half, to go home...and and to be with Jack...
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