The Mysterious Witch Myra Banks

eighteen

“Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” –Louise L Hay

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Myra POV

Felicity was nowhere to be found. Not in the dorm room, neither in the common room or poolside. I really wanted to find her and talk this through. I did not believe what Rebal said about her at all.

So I thought of making use of the new locator rune that Rebal taught me today. Tomorrow was the big exam day and I could test this rune through.

Using Felicity's scarf because apparantly one needed a belonging of the subject, I started drawing the rune of the air. It was something like a arrowhead merged with spirals.

Soon the scarf started floating in the air and moving towards the door. I followed it.

So there I was in a sunday morning following a floating scarf through the corridor. There were a lot of students around, some giving me weird glances. Most broke out laughing as I tipped since the scarf was flying away way to fast. Jeffery took hold of the scarf.

'Here. I have caught it for you, Myra.' He said handing it over to me.

I could not help but laugh. ' No..no. I have casted a locator spell over it.'

'Sorry then' he said embarassed. 'Who are you finding by the way?'

'Felicity. I need to talk with her urgently.'

'Do you want my help. I can help you find her faster than this rune. Kudos to my werewolve smelling sense.'he said.

'Thanks a lot. If you are not busy that is. By the way I wanted to ask if you are okay after what happened to the werewolf girl.'

'Jinna. Her name was Jinna. I am still processing it.' He said solemnly as he took the scarf and started his search.

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From second floor to fourth, we followed Felicity's smell all over the school building but to no avail. And it was then when Jeffery finally said-' Lets go out and check the attic.'

'I did not know there was an attic.'

'Obviously there is. But very few people know how to enter it.'

'Do you?' I asked.

'Obviously. Our pack like to play hide and seek all the time. When I was 12, while hidding from the others, I found the enterence.'

The fifth floor was only a long corridor with no doors or windows. However, it was adorned with beautiful portraits and sculptures throughout.

Jeferrey quickly walked towards the portrait of an old woman with a kniting kit. He knocked at the portrait three times as if it was a door.

' Who is disturbing my sleep this morning?' The lady in the portrait came live with a loud yawn.

'Its Jeffery, Martha. And this is my griend Myra. Have you seen a girl named Felicity?' He asked the old lady.

' I do not share who comes and goes, I do my knitting as the time flows.'

Okay. So not only is this school magical but super weird now. I would have been enticed with the talking portrait any other day but to find Felicity was the first thing in my mind.

'Fine,  Martha. How about you let us go inside and we can find her by our own?' Jeffery tried to coerce her to let us in.

'No. I am sorry darling but theres a password now. I cannot allow intruders around.' The portrait lady said.

'Password? What kind of password?' I spoke for the first time in minutes.

'There is a password to enter the attic room, answer the riddle and you shall pass.'the lady said.' You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. Tell me what am I?'

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