Spellfall
“He locked himself in the bathroom and hunched before the mirror to examine his ear. The miniature Death Head skull grinned back at him. Nothing had gone right since he’d started to wear it, almost as if the skull contained the evil powers Gaz claimed it did. He clenched his teeth and slowly eased the earring out.It came free in a spurt of yellow pus. He wiped it clean and dropped it into one of the many pockets in his birthday jacket. Then he hurried downstairs where his mother was just getting... into her coat.“I’m going round to Mrs Carter’s,” she said without looking at him. “There’s a pizza in the freezer for supper if you get hungry.”He took a deep breath. “I have to tell you something. It’s about Nat.”She froze, one arm half in the coat sleeve.Tim rushed on. “I lied to that policewoman. I… uh… didn’t get back till early Sunday morning and I saw Nat go out. I thought it was weird, her going out in the dark and all that fog. I know I should’ve stopped her but I thought she’d be OK with Jo and the dog.MoreLess
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