“What do you mean you haven’t done it yet?” Carmen asked as we walked on the trail. The cool autumn wind combined with the beauty of the trees and nature around us always made me feel at peace. The trail was my escape when life became too much, and I needed a clear head. A place where I could go and leave everything else behind. Except for this time, since Carmen kept reminding me of what I was trying so hard to forget at the moment.
The “it” Carmen was referring to was the “spell” that Francesca had given me. Carmen just assumed that I had already burned the leaf or whatever and figured that’s why I was confident enough to set up a date with Kevin.
“It’s just too weird,” I yelled back. The wind was making it a bit hard to hear. “This whole thing just creeps me out. Besides, he hasn’t ev
