Cursed

Chapter Fifteen

"Do you have any gluten-free non-dairy tea?" Kate asked my Gran, who stood dumbfounded. I sighed, wondering if I could escape this madness. Kate was dead serious when she said this. Gran, who tried to smile back, seemed confused.

"I'll have to check." She finally said. Kate stared at her, not blinking. Eventually, my Gran left to go check on what tea we had. Kate, who finally blinked, looked over at me. I had been inching away, heading towards my bedroom.

"Your bedroom is upstairs," it wasn't a question. It was more of a fact, but I nodded anyway. She then headed up the stairs. Huffing, I followed her. I just wanted to nap.

She knew which bedroom was mine and plopped on the floor. I watched in both awe and fear as she spread out all of her books. There had to be about thirty books and she opened each of them with a slight raise of her hand. I hurried to shut the door, so no one would see us. It didn't really matter, Gran and my mom both knew that Kate had powers.

Knowing my luck, Dara would come home and see Kate's power. I didn't want Dara to know any of our powers. I still didn't know Dara's main power, which truly frightened me. It had to be powerful enough for her to think she could kill me.

I collapse across from her. There was a lot of homework I had to do, but I wasn't in the mood. Except that Kate was reading thirty books in front of me, so maybe it wouldn't hurt to do my homework. So, I unloaded my backpack and started in on it. It was nearing towards the end of the term and I had a lot of projects and tests coming up.

When I finish my worksheet for math, I can't help but think about Erik. It's stupid, but I feel guilty. He's obviously hurt -- and it's my fault. I just wish I knew why he was upset with me. He keeps saying it's nothing, but I know that isn't true. It has to be something with Daniel, right? I rack my brain for a reason he would be mad and once again I come up blank.

I'm almost finished with science homework when my phone buzzes. My heart skips a beat, wondering if it's from Daniel. It's not Daniel. It's from Addie. I unlock my phone and read her text.

"Hey, I talked to Erik. He wouldn't tell me what's going on between the two of you, but I think he's jealous that Daniels back. I tried to explain to him why you're hurt that Daniel's ignoring you, but you know Erik. He doesn't listen. Anyways, I know you're with Kate, but maybe tomorrow the three of us can hang out."

It's a long text and I read it twice. She's not mad at me anymore! I'm relieved. I couldn't handle her and Erik being upset with me. I sigh, taking a couple of minutes to formulate a response.

"I truly don't know why he's mad at me. I am sorry though -- for whatever I did. Also, I would really like for us all to hang out. Tomorrow sounds perfect!" I hit send and set my phone down. Kate is wildly reading, flipping the pages with her hand. Her brows are knit together, causing an "11" mark in between them. She has such focus it is a little intimidating.

"What are you doing?" I finally ask her. It takes her almost thirty full seconds to rip her eyes from the pages.

"Reading. I thought that was obvious." Her tone monotone. I roll my eyes. I forgot how literal she should be.

"I mean, staring at the pages like that. I just saw you flip through thirty books like it was nothing." I explain. Her eyes move back to the books, still as can be. Then, her brown eyes meet mine. I wonder if she knows her parents were fighting last night. I'm sure she does, then again it is Kate.

"I'm trying to work my telekinesis into my mind. Instead of moving things with my hand, I want to move them with my mind." She's frustrated as she tells me. Clearly, whatever she is trying isn't working. Her words remind me of what Mir told me.