Chapter 7: Once Upon a Star
The walk back home seemed to last forever. Shanaya was convinced that before they got there, Brad would pull up and proceed to kick the crap out of her for daring to touch Allison. Or that Gene’s spell would wear off and she would be suddenly returned to her old body. Or that Allison’s parents would show up and forbid them from seeing each other, lest she sully Allison’s pure Caucasian bloodline with her inferior ancestry. Or that when they arrived home, her entire family would be there, stiff disapproval on their faces.
Or, or, or…
Or they could open the door, step into the air-conditioned sanctuary of her home, and see that everything was perfectly normal. She heaved a sigh of relief and locked the door, something she hardly ever did, and seriously consider
