Caught in Time

Chapter 29. A Witch

This is a long chapter, just fyi. It is mostly from Keegan's POV but I still hope you'll like it!

-Keegan-

"Are you sure?" He asked Cara as they arrived at the old teacher's house the next day. He dreaded it more today than he had done as a child when he had lost a bet to Jared and the loser had to knock on the old grouch's door.

Cara nodded at his question.

This is ridiculous. If I had not listened to mother, or asked Cara if she was a witch, we would not be here... He thought and inhaled deeply.

His gut was telling him that this was a bad idea, and deep down he knew that once Cara found out what a witch was, she would be offended. Very offended.

He had tried his best to sway her into not going, but she had insisted, and his mother had lost that battle with her already so there was no escaping it.

"We do not have to do this, Cara." He sighed, giving it another try to get her to change her mind. "We can just leave." He added and gave her an almost pleading look.

"No, I want to know what it means." She said quietly and avoided his gaze, like there was a chance she would cave if she met it.

I would say suit yourself... but it will most likely be me you will be cross with and not yourself... He thought and sighed once more.

He was not looking forward to whatever reaction he knew she would have after finding out what 'witch' truly meant, and all it meant to be one.

There was no chance in hell she would find some positive aspects of it when she found out that a witch were a woman who supposedly did their dark Lord's evil bidding, potions and were shunned by others.

The fact that witches were very ugly women would probably not impress her either... but that was far from the truth since she was the most beautiful girl he had ever laid his eyes on.

"Fine..." He muttered with a knot growing in his stomach and walked with her to the door.

He knocked thrice, impatiently because he did not want to be here.

From the inside he could hear the old man knocking things over and onto the floor without caring as he made his way over to the door. Seconds later it flew up, scaring Cara in the process. She took shelter behind Keegan. It was quite funny, she knew who lived here, and still she flinched.

How can she be this timid and scared when she literally took me without blinking earlier? He wondered to himself. Was it because she felt safe with him? Was it because of something else? What would the other thing possibly be? He wondered and decided, even though he felt a bit full of himself thinking it, that she must feel safe enough with him that she did not have to be as afraid as she usually was.

"What are you doing here?" The old teacher asked with a scowl on his face as soon as he saw who had been knocking.

"I need you to explain or teach her a word... Whichever." Keegan said and crossed his arms over his chest. He nodded towards Cara who now appeared on his left side.

"That will-" The old man began, but Keegan cut him short.

"It will be free, because it is one God damned word and you have already taken enough coin from my parents." Keegan growled. "They barely have any left."

The old man's eyes narrowed, but Keegan could see that he knew he had over charged them from start. He owed them this, at the very least. He threw his hands up and then nodded in defeat.