Turning Saints To Sinners

Chapter 40: The Photographs

Warning: homophobic slurs a head.

Mary yawned, sitting up. She smacked her lips a few times and rubbed at her eyes. Zelda sat staring at her, a small smile creeping onto her pale lips. 

"Do I have to go to work?" Mary whined, laying back down on top of Zelda. 

"Yes, Mary. Come on. I'll make breakfast." Mary groaned, sitting up again. Zelda got up out of bed before Mary could pull her back down. 

Zelda went to the kitchen. Taking out eggs and a few pieces of bacon, Zelda began making Mary breakfast. She heard the shower turn on as she cracked the three eggs. 

Zelda opened up the curtains, letting in the morning light. It was a beautiful morning. Snow still covered the ground and the forest looks less mysterious with blankets of snow covering the trees. 

Mary came out of the bathroom, dressed and hair wet sticking to her face. Zelda brushed her hands through it, instantly drying it for Mary. Mary smiled, exiting to go put her hair up. 

She came back, hair in her usual up do and a happy smile across her face. 

Zelda kissed each dimple and then her lips, turning back to Mary's breakfast. Mary sat down at the counter, glancing at Zelda's newspaper. 

"You'll have to tell me everything that's happening in...Russia when I get home." Zelda hummed, placing her eggs, toast and bacon on a small plate. Mary thanked Zelda, digging in. 

They sat in silence until Zelda felt Mary's eyes on her. 

"You stayed up again, didn't you?" Zelda sighed, nodding. 
"Zelda! I told you to start getting more sleep!" 

"I'm sorry but I was searching last night." 

"What's the use?" Zelda almost teared up at the hopelessness in Mary's voice. 

"I'll find away...remember what you said to me when I told you I was a witch? You said that Spellmans always find away. That we sure do. I will find away. I promise you this." Zelda kissed the side of Mary's head, hearing the woman sigh. "Even if that means losing sleep." 

"Fine. But promise me tonight you'll get some sleep." Zelda hesitated but nodded. 
"Good. Thank you for breakfast. I need to get my stuff together." 

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Mary lazily walked to her classroom. She hadn't really noticed the eyes on her until a group of girls nodded in her direction and started snickering. Mary closed her office door, sulking down into her seat. 

She got out her lesson plan for that day, looking over it. 

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Sabrina walked past a group of jocks, the ones who picked on Susie. Billy Marlin called out to her. 
"Your aunt's taste is pretty poor." Sabrina turned to him, raising a brow and continued on her way. 

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Sabrina sat down with Susie, who was studying for a science test they had on thursday. 

"Heeey, Sabrina." 

"Hey?" Sabrina found Susie's tone weird but shrugged it off, pulling out her own science book. 

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Mary walked up to Mrs. Meeks, handing her a file of grading papers. 

"I don't like the new way Principle Hawthorne wants us to grade papers now." Mrs. Meeks smiled, taking the file from her. 

"How was your break?"