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“Strange she never leaves like this.”I said sitting on the chair,Kim was right in front of me and Jill was next to the gas stove preparing the breakfast.Sipper was helping her with all the ingredients.
“I have a very bad feeling about this.”muttered Jill.
“Do you think she knows..”
“Knows what?.”demanded Kim.
Jill turned around and fired in the same tone, “that we were naked and trying to seduce a thousand year old leech.”
Kim was petrified,she did not have an answer to that one and I literally imagined myself to be drowned in the cereal mix in front of me.”
“I think she has an idea about what we did.”I finally said it loud,three of them were staring at me in pure disbelief.
“How?.”asked Kim still perplexed.
“Sister bond,hard to explain,can read her easily when she is troubled,seen those red eyes in her mind.”
Kim was devastated,Sipper dropped the glass jar of salt and Jill banged the frying pan hard. “Oh god,why I failed to use my brains...”she shouted.
I was dead,what was I suppose to tell her the moment she came home,I had to confront her,this was the very first time that Ruth did not scream or scold me,she just left,could imagine the pain that I must have caused her.She was my only family and I hurt her.
“What if she never comes or worst never wants to see me again.”I cried,hot tears rolling down my cheeks,Kim could not manage a single word,her hand just pressed my shoulder gently.Jill came right besides me and slapped hard. “Shut your mouth. Sister’s don’t abandon each other easily even if you make worst mistakes and a sister like Ruth,she will never abandon you nor us,that's not in her nature.You have to do a sin to drive her crazy,I bet then too she shall stand by you.So now we drop this topic,whatever it is Ruth will vomit it on us.Who’s up for fried Rice with herby roots,learned it from Tuber-eye.”
“I’ll just go and check if the car is working.”shouted Kim.
“I think I misplaced my bag need to find it.”Sipper escaped and she stared at me angrily,imagine Jill,in one hand she had the spoon and in the other she held the pan,if I tried to run,it was surely coming on top of my head.I smiled and she smiled in return,placing a large amount of rice in my plate.There was no escape she waited for me to try, “Go on,waiting...”
I had to try otherwise the next thing that she would fry would probably be me.
“Edible.”I announced and Kim was back in her seat while Sipper danced slowly down the stairs. “I found my bag.”she chirped.
“The car is perfectly fine.”laughed Kim,we all stared at her for a while and she joined in,a disastrous cook like her was finally managing the basics.
I laughed a little and everyone was relaxed.We continued with our breakfast and the next topic was the easiest to discuss,the play that I was about to organize at school.
“So who is going to be the main lead?.”asked Jill.
“I don’t know,how about...you know...Troy Winshot.”
Kim jumped in happiness and kissed me immediately.
“Who is going to be the female lead?”questioned Jill there was a sly mischief in her eye while she threw the same at me,sipping her soup slowly,one at a time and not leaving my gaze.
“Is there any doubt,Kim Seawock.Trying to pair my guy with somebody else are you?.”she snapped angrily and I smiled,breaking the eye lock with Jill.She grinned back.
“Of course you will be the lead.”I assured and Jill just sighed.She swished her wand and everything was under the sink and cleaned.Sipper did the last thing,placing everything back into their place.Kim cleaned the table and I did the bedroom.
“Neat,clean and organized,gives her less reason to screw us.”smiled Jill.We just stared at her,annoyed of course,bringing us back to reality.
“Thanks.”we barked in unison.
Once we were inside the car,Jill tried to speak but I raised my hand,she just nodded her head and was back to reading the same book Vampire’s Story.
“Kim what are you waiting for?.” Sipper was sitting next to her while Kim meditated,Jill pulled her book right over her face,she did not want any body to know she was laughing silently.
Weird Kim,hot headed and rough tongue never allowed anybody to know that she had a very good soft spot that was full of love rather than arrogance.Sipper tried again, “Kim you there....”
“Of course you idiot...”and she pulled her hand back immediately.Jill was by now red in face,I desperately needed a book,it was hard to hide my grin too.
“Everything is going to be alright,everything is perfectly fine,I am the best.”she roared.The car started and it should have raced ahead on the road but it went back and hit the tree.
“Everything is fine...”laughed Jill more loudly.
“I wish I could kill her..”
“No not now,after school,I still have my wish to come true.”
I joined Jill,it was hard not to,the two who were sitting in front of me were dumb and dumber duo.The car raced furiously and we were in our school grounds before the expected time.
“GreenWitch High.”clapped Jill coming out.
“Second best place that I love.”added Sipper.
“Agreed.”Kim and I were on the same note,hand in hand we walked to our classroom.
The first period was always free and I had my casting done then,the drama club took all the responsibility for the costumes and props,all I had to do was just find a band for the few songs which Mrs Wee had squeezed in my play.
“Script?.”she demanded
“Ready.”I answered in the same tone.
“Cast.”
“Ready.”
“Prop.”
“Taken care.”
“Costumes.”
“Taken care.”
“Rehearsal Timing?.”
“Done.Today in the lunch break,fifteen minutes.”
“I am so proud of you Agatha.”she smiled,kissing my forehead.
“Troy Winshot and Kim Seawock,you make a lovely pair.”she clapped “I know you two will take this play to great heights.”her fingers were crossed and for the first time I saw she was getting dimples in her cheeks.Wow,everybody was happy, there was not a single face in the class who was not,except Jill and me,she knew how I felt and did not smile.I did.He did not love me and Kim was far better than I was,only daughter to a millionaire wizard.She had everything that I always wanted, except one ,Ruth.I was grateful,very grateful to the lord,but didn’t he think it was high time to send someone in our lives too.
Sipper was unusually happy and Jill hinted me why she was,well Rocky Bigpat was finally eyeing her in a different way.Double wow,I desperately wanted someone else now that I was growing,my hormones were getting wild minute by minute.Now only I and Jill shared the same status, still single ready to mingle.I hated it.
“What about the music dear?.”
“Sorry...”
“Agatha where is your head,I am asking who have you thought to do the music.”pressed Mrs Wee.
“I...I....ah...well....”there was no way I was escaping her wrath now,it just slipped my mind,great.
“We thought that you would suggest us the same Mrs Wee.After all you know the best about music and lyrics,good band any..help us.”winked Jill and Kim breathed,so did I and Sipper.
“Of course dear.”she smiled,there was no way a teacher would say no to Jill.
“I will bring them in the lunch break,they are new students and a music teacher who has recently joined us.You will definitely love them.”
Rest of the periods were smooth and time flew easily that day.Finally that time of lunch break arrived when everybody held their script in hand.We practiced the first scene,where the witches walked painfully and the narrator,our very own Sipper,began the story.Kim flaunted her acting skills and I could not imagine the loud applause that came from other students who were not a part of our group but had dropped in to see the rehearsal,he was definitely stealing the show.It actually suited him,wildness blended in arrogance and brushed generously with good looks,Troy was the best thing,I wish..well lets just drop it.
“Agatha.”Mrs Wee whispered behind me.She had the new members following her.
“This is Mr Bodwin,the music teacher and Chris Doodbeek,the composer.”
“Hello.”I smiled and shook hands with both of them.
Jill joined me instantly,she scanned the two and smiled softly,“I am assisting her.”
“Great.”Mrs Wee smiled leaving us.
Mr Bodwin wanted to first look at the faces and I allowed him,Chris stood by my side. “Thank you.”he smiled.“Your welcome.”replied Jill slipping slowly towards Mr Bodwin,she easily understood the wrong thing,the guy was pretty interested in me.
“So you wrote the play.”
“Yes.”I avoided him.
“Hope you don’t mind few extra faces.” he tried again.
“Nope not at all,I go very good with Addition.”
