Magic is not everything

CHAPTER 15

Kasandra recounts

I was sitting on the swing on the lawn and looking at the night sky. I remember that when I was little grandpa Richard taught me to find all kinds of constellations like the big chariot and the small chariot, the signs of the zodiac, and once I saw a shooting star and put a desire, a desire that I hope will soon be fulfilled. A cool breeze comes towards me and I put my blanket better on me I was in my grandparents' yard with Rafe and Gabriela because my parents had to go to uncle Derek's because he needed them, normally I would have protested saying I have to come me too, and if my uncle needed anything I was ready to help him, but I didn't feel like contradicting myself, the only thing I thought about was my father and the promise he had made. Would he come?

" Grandpa, louder." Gabriel shouted excitedly.

" Grandpa, me too, please," Rafe shouted.

Ever since grandpa and grandma had renovated their garden, it had become a mini-amusement park with swings and slides, and now my cousins ​​wanted to fly high into the sky. I was watching how happy they were, how lucky you are to be little. –

" You don't want to join them, we have enough swings and I can push you if you want? "

"Not. Thanks, grandma."

Grandma sat down next to me and handed me a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream on top, it was her secret hot chocolate recipe.

" Looks like winter is coming. Do you know what it means?" Grandma asked excitedly.

"I suppose a huge mansion, a tall fir tree, a ton of gifts, lots of food, and the whole family gathered around the fireplace."

Grandma smiled.

" Sounds more than perfect. "

Will something change this Christmas?

Grandma looks at me more closely.

" When are you going to tell me what's bothering you, Kasandra?"

The first time I thought about telling her that I had nothing, but who I was fooling, grandma was just like mom I couldn't lie to her, so I choose to answer differently.

It was too much for one week and I put the cup on the wood table in front of me.

" If Rourke hurt you or..."

" This is not about Rourke. " I look into her eyes.

" I had the danger in front of my eyes and I didn't even know... "

" You had no way of knowing, " my grandmother interrupted me suddenly, "you didn't know who the Countess was, we all thought she was dead, and what she did remains in the past, you don't have to change anything."

Suddenly uncle Michael appears on the terrace, my grandmother and I turn to him in surprise, Grandma is the first to speak.

" Michael, what are you doing here? You all right? " Uncle seems ready to answer when Rafe's voice interrupts him:

" Dad, what are you doing here? " He walks away from the swing and now looks at him. Uncle seems to be taken by surprise and seeks help around then said:

" I came because I want to talk to Kasandra." Then he looked at his mother with a pleading look, she understood the message.

" Gabriela, Richard! Come inside, I made hot chocolate." Grandpa and Gabriela had come to him, and grandpa hugged uncle Michael before retiring with Gabriela and grandma took Rafe by the hand and left us alone. Uncle looks relieved after they leave and sit down next to me on the bench. Without asking him anything else, he began to tell the story.