The Kept
“And I was trying to escape. I needed to be near an accessible magic portal just in case. In case my magic got out of control from grief or just in case I wanted to turn Todd into a frog or something.
I am totally joking. Okay, sort of joking.
“And what do you think you can bring to Father Joseph, Ms. Pierce?”
“Shelly, please,” I said to Mrs. Francis. She was round and stout and had severe gray hair that made me think of Sister Francis from grade school. If the secretary had taken out a ruler an...d smacked me with it, I don’t think I would have been a bit surprised.
She frowned at me and I twisted my fingers into the hem of my thin, gray dress. “Sorry. Um. I think I can bring…a good attitude to the Rectory. To Father Joseph. To the place,” I stammered. Damn.
The woman was making me a nervous wreck.
“Well, we can all do that, now can’t we?” Mrs. Francis said.
Not you, sister. A good attitude isn’t in your bag of tricks. I almost laughed but swallowed it.MoreLess
I am totally joking. Okay, sort of joking.
“And what do you think you can bring to Father Joseph, Ms. Pierce?”
“Shelly, please,” I said to Mrs. Francis. She was round and stout and had severe gray hair that made me think of Sister Francis from grade school. If the secretary had taken out a ruler an...d smacked me with it, I don’t think I would have been a bit surprised.
She frowned at me and I twisted my fingers into the hem of my thin, gray dress. “Sorry. Um. I think I can bring…a good attitude to the Rectory. To Father Joseph. To the place,” I stammered. Damn.
The woman was making me a nervous wreck.
“Well, we can all do that, now can’t we?” Mrs. Francis said.
Not you, sister. A good attitude isn’t in your bag of tricks. I almost laughed but swallowed it.MoreLess
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