A Witch's Journey

 Prologue

My name is Bonnie, I have always thought there was something different about me but I just ignored it. Until one day it wasn't just a thought about me being different, it was a reality. I can't remember very far back but I get clips of watching myself almost as a different person. I can remember that my mom used to tell me stories about my grandmother being a witch and doing magic. I thought I was psychic or could do things with my mind, it is somewhat true but not one hundred percent. I'll backtrack and explain what my life has been like in the last few months.

A Witch's Journey

"Elena!" I shouted, "stop trying to pillow fight, we really need to study!" As I pulled my books out of my backpack.

"C'mon," she said, "just for like five minutes."

"Fine," I sighed. We started to pillow fight and all the feathers out of my pillow flew out.

We both started to laugh uncontrollably and even started to get out of breath. She needed to use the bathroom because we were laughing so hard, she left and I was alone in my room. I was trying to pick up the feathers but it was taking too long. I was thinking of faster ways but unfortunately, there was none. "I wish I could just do it in one swipe. I picked up my hands and waved them and they all lifted into the air. "What the-!" I shouted. I was so scared I didn't know what to do and the feathers weren't going back down.

Elena came back from the bathroom and she saw what had happened when she came out. She was in such a shock she almost fainted. She asked me what happened and the only thing I could say is "I don't know I... I.. just did a hand movement and then this happened." I asked Elena if she can leave and I promised that I would explain everything as soon as I got it figured out. I made her swear not to tell anybody about what she saw.

She left and I had no idea what to do. I lifted my hands again and slowly started to lower them to see if they would go down, they started to fall which I was so thankful. Then I started to think about if everything started to float what was I going to do and as soon as I started to think that all of my stuff started to lift into the air in one sweep including my bed I was sitting on. Maybe when I think about it and not use my hands it works just the same and I started to picture it in my mind, everything started to go back to normal in its correct spot and not floating and I was very happy. I went into the attic where all my Grams' stuff was, she passed away when I was very little. I went up there because my mom used to tell me stories of her being a witch so I thought it might be related to what was happening to me. When I got up there I felt cold and got a very weird vibe, it felt like I was being pulled to something in there. I went to where I felt the pull and I found some cool books. I started to read them and read the title which read Grimoire, I didn't know what it meant at first so I went on my phone and looked it up. It said, "A Grimoire is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, deities, and demons." 

I was enticed when I read that and decided to open the book and start reading. Just like what I looked up I found regular spells and how to summon people that are deceased. When I read that I had an idea to summon my grandma. Next to the spell, it said to be careful because sometimes you might bring back the wrong spirit and could potentially be evil and trick you into thinking it was the right person. While speaking the words and putting salt into a pentagram there were sparks and things started to fly into the air. I wasn't scared but I wasn't very sure what was about to happen. Then I saw my grams and immediately tried to hug her because we were so close. Transparent and pale like Elena in the winter was what my grams reminded me of. I wasn't sure how long I could hold this bond so I immediately started to ask questions. "Grams, I am so scared I don't know what is happening and how to control it, I only knew how to do this because of these books I found here in the attic." 

All I could do was keep talking and she said: "aww, baby I have missed you so much, you have grown so much and I have been watching over you so stop worrying, the bond lasts as long as you are strong enough to keep the bond" 

"But I don't think I am strong enough, I don't even know what I am doing," I say.

"Bonnie, I know you are strong enough, you are a Benedict witch, this means you are one of the strongest witches in the world. Our bloodline traces back so far that we don't even know who the first Benedict witch was."

"You're right I say" Grams explains everything to me and I finally understand. Being a 16-year-old girl going through all of this alone is so scary but always being able to contact my Grams and having my best friend with me I think I am able to do it. "Bye Grams I'll summon you back tomorrow," I said with an excited but heartfelt voice. As I went back downstairs to eat I realized I should call Elena and tell her to come back so I can explain everything I just found out. As I was telling her she told me the craziest thing that I won't mention now but I will in my next journal, this one is almost done. She found it so fascinating and wanted me to show her something, I figured I would do the feather thing and also try a new spell from the Grimoire. I lifted the feathers and she found it amazing. The next spell I tried which I actually had to do a chant for was to summon an animal to my house. When I was done showing her she left. I started to feel very bad vibes and felt off, I felt cold and started to hear noises. I was confused and scared, I had no other choice but to call my Grams back. When I called her back she had a very worried expression on her face, which only made me more scared. I asked her if she knew what was going on, her reply terrified me. She said I had released everyone from the graveyards in the entire state. 

"That just goes to show you how powerful you actually are Bonnie."

"Grams what do I do? Has this ever happened to you?"

"No, because I was never this strong. There was once this prophecy where one witch would become the strongest of them all and get the whole bloodlines magic, everyone thought it was a myth! Until now."

"GRAMS WHAT DO I DO!"

"First I need you to relax, this is the only way it will work. Do exactly what you did to conjure me here. Set up the salt in a pentagram and do the exact same thing. The thing you want to do differently to send them back is to say the words backward and really focus."

As I was doing this, I started to feel like I was able to breathe again, the weight lifted off of me as well as the coldness. I could feel the spirits leaving and I felt so happy. I doubted myself a lot through this journey and realized I shouldn't underestimate myself anymore. Grams went back with the rest of the graveyards but I am sure when I get everything under control I can bring her back without the rest of Massachusetts coming with. Ever since then,  I have been careful with magic and am getting much better. Bye for now journal. Oh yeah before I forget I should probably call Elena about her Vampire problem. Oops!