Double Trouble

Chapter 6

Bailey Mcglennon's P.O. V.

After school I decide to go for my usual run in the woods.

I put on my running shorts, a tank top and my running shoes. I holler to my mom, telling her where I'm going and I bolt out the door.

I'm running through the woods when I notcie something that wasn't there before. A gate. A gate snaked with vines and beautiful flowers.

I jog to a stop in front of the gate. I push them open and enter a beautiful garden.

I stop when I see Jason with his back to me. He's standing over a wishing well doing... something.

"Wha-What are you doing?" I ask and he jumps, spinning around to face me.

"How long have you been standing there?" he asks.

"Not long," I reply, "What are you doing?"

He sighs. "I haven't been completely honest with you," he says.

"Yeah I got that," I say.

"Will, I-I'm a witch," he says and I stare at him.

A bark of laughter escapes my lips.

"A witch? You've got to be kidding!" I say in-between laughter.

"I'm serious Bailey, I'm trying to find your mysterious twin bitch," he says, "I'll show you."

I step further into the garden and stand beside him at the wishing well.

He drops a purple liquid into the water and says some words in Latin. A picture materializes before my eyes.

William and I. No not me, someone who looks like me. They are in this garden and the bitch is pretending to be me.

"Her name is Deanna. Deanna Slotegraaf," he says and then adds, "Close your mouth you're gonna catch flies."

"Bitch," I whisper under my breath at the water.

Deanna Slotegraaf's P.O.V.

"Wait... wait, so you did what?" I ask William between giggles.

We were sitting on my bedroom floor, playing Go Fish and he was telling me stories from when he was little.

"I stole a hamster for a girl I really liked in grade 6," he laughs.

"That's ridiculous!" I giggle.

"I would do anything for a girl back then!" he says, defensively.

I laugh.

This was all a scam, but the funny thing was: I was starting to like William more and more each day.

I look at the time on my phone for the gazillionth time that night.

"You got places to be?" William asks.

"Uh, yeah actually, tonight at midnight remember?" I say.

"Oh right why exactly do you need to go to the school?" he asks.

"Some friends and I were gonna break into the school," I reply.

"Y-You're going to break into the school?" William says and I can sense his nervousness.

I nod. "What did you think we were gonna do?" I ask, "You're not scared are you?" I ask with a wink.

"No!" He says almost too quickly, "I'll come!"

"Great," I smile.

"Can't you get suspended for this?" he asks.

"Why would I get suspended? You're not gonna tell are you?" I ask and bat my eyelashes sweetly.

"N-No, of course not!" he stutters.

"Good," I smile and ruffle his hair.