Weird: Book of Secrets
22 of March, 2021 - Class A-1 AXEL Val? She’s here--and she’s out? My eyes were wide as my fingers tightened their grip on my phone. Hollingsworth…
Natasha PennPublished 4 days ago in FuturismWeird: Book of Secrets
22 of March, 2021 - Class A-1 CARI “Whoa!” Axel caught me in his arms just before I collided with him, his azure eyes darting between Sage and I. “What the hell are you running for?”
Natasha PennPublished 19 days ago in FuturismWeird: Book of Secrets
22 of March, 2021 - First Planning Period CARI My entire life, I relied on certain truths to guide me, as I never expected them to change. I knew my biological father only by name and title, and saw him from a distance at social gatherings. I was the second born, so my mother seared into my psyche that I could not, under any circumstances, embarrass our family name. My older brother, who bore the weight of her expectations, grew cold and distant over the years as his ascension to power came to fruition. I loathed Valentín de Ardo with every fiber of my being, and had even made it my life’s mission to step out of his prodigious shadow and make a name for myself in the witch community.
Natasha PennPublished 26 days ago in Futurism
Weird: Book of Secrets
MIDNIGHT CARI Despite what you would think, schools for magickal beings are almost exactly the same as your average mortal school. They have cliques, clubs, sports games, school events--even the classrooms are fashioned like those in your normal everyday private academy. We were the last students to enter the class--the noteworthy rrrring of the bell sounded over the PA system as the door shut behind us--so just about every seat was taken in the room, save for four. Two of the three remaining seats were designated to me and my guide by plaque, with my seat as the third from the front of the second row from the right. Sage led the way, since their assigned seat was the final desk in the first row, and I couldn’t help but feel a little envious that they were given the back corner.
Natasha PennPublished about a month ago in Futurism
Weird: Book of Secrets
Eight Minutes to Midnight CARI You know that feeling you get when you set out to do something--to be something--and you just fail on epic proportions?
Natasha PennPublished about a month ago in FuturismWeird: Book of Secrets
Fifteen Minutes to Midnight AXEL “Remember what?” Sage and I jumped at Gal’s query, straightening up and putting space between us. Sage shut their notebook and swiftly returned it to their bag, a small smile planted on their face. I shook my head in response to our friend as she and Cari placed our drinks on the table.
Natasha PennPublished 2 months ago in FuturismWeird: Book of Secrets
Eighteen Minutes to Midnight AXEL I don’t know what I expected, but it sure as hell wasn’t this. I had dragged Cari to the far side of the breakfast lobby when Sage had grabbed my arm and muttered for me to stop. Gal was wrapped around their right arm, her face flushed red. I could hear her heart beating a mile a minute as she willed herself to calm down.
Natasha PennPublished 2 months ago in FuturismWeird: Book of Secrets
Twenty-two Minutes to Midnight CARI The four of us stood in strained reticence off to one side of the corridor. Groups of students strolled by, throwing inquisitive stares as they passed. Sage and Axel glared at every one of them, intimidating each onlooker until they continued to their destination. Galiana had one of her hands on my shoulder, and I felt her squeeze softly as she tried to comfort me.
Natasha PennPublished 2 months ago in Futurism
