We were staying in a village a small one, I can't even remember the name of it.
After the forest was burned down, Pipsqueak and the Duke left for Omashu, Sneers just disappeared, and most of the others went their separate ways, so it was just me, Jet, Cinnamon, Honey, and Bee.
Everything was going fine until Honey came to me with an idea. I already knew it couldn't go well, but I listened to her anyway.
"I was talking to this girl," she said, eyes bright, "and she was talking about her friend, who she swears met her soul mate 'cause this fortune teller, Aunt something, predicted it."
I stared. I was completely lost.
Seeing a
I looked in the mirror and tilted my witch's hat to the side. Ah, Halloween. It was interesting here. Since we couldn't leave, the teachers used their rooms as houses so kids, usually just the younger ones, could still have fun.
I'd skipped out the last couple years, but this time Honey managed to convince me to come along.
I pursed my lips at my reflection. I wasn't all that happy with my costume. It was just a normal pointy hat and black cloak. I wasn't about to go all cliché and paint my face green, but I put on some black lipstick and black makeup around my eyes.
The only similarity between me and a witch, as far as looks go