Book 1: Nowhere boys and their Nowhere girl

Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Awkward explaining, casting new spells and ‘Goodbye’ :’(

Felix’s P.O.V

*Flashback 4 months ago*

I was walking down the street alone, something I did a lot nowadays, ever since I put Oscar in a wheelchair. I sighed, turning my music up louder. I lifted my head up to take a look around, when I saw a sign. It read ‘Arcane Lane, for all you mystical needs.

*Crystals, Magic, Jewellery, Tarot Readings, Books, Reiki, Gifts, Meditation…’ and so on. Magic eeh? And so I decided to check it out. I kept on walking for a bit when I came to some stairs on my left. I went down them and went into the shop and the bottom.

The door jingled as I walked in. I was looking about when a woman came in from the back; making the beads she had hanging in the door way clang together alerting me of her entry. I turned to face her properly. She looked at me and sighed,

“We don’t do vampire books,” I sighed right back at her,

“I don’t want vampire books. I want to learn about magic,” she sighed not looking up from her desk,
“Sure you do… over there,” pointing to the area of the room I was already heading to. When I got there, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a person walk out of the back room to stand next to the shop owner. They started talking to the owner,

“Phoebe, I need to start heading home before Tahlila will have my head,” ‘Phoebe’ nodded,

“Okay, but Blake… just call her your mum. Because Tahlila was your mum first before she was anything else,” Blake nodded and started to walk off until she saw me. She stopped and stared me for a bit… well at least I think she was staring at me. Blake quickly ducked back over to Phoebe,
“Phoebe, that boy over there Felix. Watch him… he is real,” and she ran out of the shop before Phoebe could answer. The woman scoffed and busied herself again. I want back to look at the books. They were fake…

“This is kids’ stuff,” not taking my eyes from the books,

“What’s back there? Point to the room Blake and her came from, Phoebe sighed,
“That’s a sealed section… adults only,” I sighed,

“Look… I’m serious, my brother had an accident,” Phoebes sighed again,
“Oh I’ve heard it before kid. That’s not how magic works… you don’t mend a broken arm with a spell,” I went to argue back,
“But…” but I was cut off by the door opening and Mia walking in… really?

“Hi, umm, do sell things to me jewellery?” Phoebe turned to face her,
“What kind of jewellery?” the smile never came off Mia’s face, yuck,

“Bracelets and stuff,” Phoebe awed, but I could tell she didn’t want to,

“Aw, that’s nice,” I could tell she was being sarcastic, and lead her to another part of the shop. I took this as an opportunity to sneak in the back. When I came to the back room, I saw a shrine to someone. But I also saw a massive old book sitting on the desk in there.

I smiled walking over to it. I started to page through it, just skimming the pages, until I was interrupted,
“What are you doing in here?” I pulled away from the book to see Phoebe standing in the doorway. Crap… I was trapped,

“I was… just looking,” and started to make my way out of the room, while Phoebe made her way towards me. Shit,
“I said this room was private,”
“Yeah but…” I had no clue what I could say or do…

“What did you see in this book?” I shook my head,

“Nothing…” she almost laughed,

“Do you want to know, what I do to trespassers?” and pulled up a voodoo doll and a needle, I gulped… shit scared.