Witch Mystery: Ruby
Mystery-Detective Fantasy
Reeks: Mystery-Detective Fantasy
S. H. Marpel
- Where
- I
- had
- come
- from,
- how
- I
- had
- got
- here,
- I
- didn't
- know.All
- I
- knew
- were
- my
- powers,
- the
- one's
- I
- knew
- from
- my
- childhood.
- The
- one's
- I'd
- spent
- my
- youth
- learning
- and
- perfecting.
- Witchcraft
- that
- could
- kill
- someone,
- or
- save
- their
- life.But
- now
- I
- was
- here
- in
- a
- strange
- world,
- different
- people,
- unusual
- customs...I
- didn't
- even
- know
- if
- my
- spells
- would
- work
- here
- -
- or
- if
- they
- burned
- witches
- at
- the
- stake
- -
- or
- tortured
- non-witches.And
- on
- top
- of
- that
- I
- was
- on
- a
- farm
- of
- all
- places.
- When
- I
- though
- I'd
- been
- born
- and
- raised
- on
- city
- streets.All
- I
- had
- to
- remind
- me
- of
- this
- were
- my
- high
- heels
- from
- last
- night's
- party.Not
- much
- good
- on
- a
- dusty
- gravel
- road,
- miles
- from
- any
- real
- civilization...Excerpt:I'd
- knocked
- at
- the
- door
- of
- this
- house,
- hoping
- for
- answers.Because
- I'd
- found
- myself
- wearing
- a
- black
- one-piece
- knit
- mini
- dress,
- an
- off-white
- cotton
- sweater,
- and
- a
- brown
- wool
- shawl.
- But
- the
- only
- spells
- I
- could
- remember
- were
- minor
- ones,
- like
- how
- to
- change
- my
- black
- spike
- heels
- to
- sensible
- black
- flats.
- Although
- the
- dust
- of
- the
- half-mile
- or
- so
- of
- country
- road
- I'd
- just
- walked
- had
- left
- them
- looking
- more
- tan
- than
- black.I
- didn't
- know
- why
- I
- was
- here,
- or
- my
- name,
- or
- even
- what
- party
- I
- had
- been
- to.
- I
- only
- supposed
- it
- was
- a
- party
- due
- to
- the
- dress
- and
- heels.
- Almost
- nobody
- but
- a
- masochist
- would
- want
- to
- wear
- those
- for
- very
- long
- –
- especially
- if
- they
- had
- to
- walk
- in
- them
- the
- whole
- day.But
- what
- I
- would
- give
- for
- a
- brush
- to
- groom
- my
- hair
- into
- something
- more
- presentable.
- While
- I
- hadn't
- seen
- any
- mirror
- or
- reflection,
- I
- could
- feel
- by
- the
- itchiness
- and
- the
- way
- my
- Irish-red
- locks
- fell
- down
- my
- front
- that
- my
- hair
- had
- been
- put
- through
- quite
- a
- bit.
- Like
- a
- windstorm
- or
- riding
- in
- a
- convertible
- with
- the
- top
- down.
- And
- I
- was
- going
- to
- have
- some
- knots
- to
- work
- out
- when
- I
- did
- find
- a
- brush.My
- feet
- eventually
- took
- me
- up
- to
- this
- farm-house.
- Small,
- neat,
- tidy.
- Something
- out
- of
- a
- fairy-tale
- book.
- And
- my
- knock
- at
- its
- solid
- front
- door
- was
- answered
- by
- a
- strange-looking
- fellow,
- who
- was
- wearing
- a
- sandy-brown
- tunic
- down
- to
- mid-thigh
- and
- mustard-colored
- pantaloons.
- Somehow,
- his
- dark-brown
- leather
- shoes
- came
- to
- points
- that
- curled
- up
- slightly.
- I
- couldn't
- decide
- which
- of
- us
- had
- worse
- fashion-sense.At
- least
- his
- outfit
- was
- probably
- more
- useful
- out
- here
- on
- a
- farm
- than
- what
- I
- was
- wearing.
- And
- he
- smelled
- like
- craft
- beer."Can
- I
- help
- you?""Well,
- I
- hope
- so.
- And
- this
- is
- going
- to
- seem
- strange,
- but
- I
- don't
- know
- where
- I
- am.
- Actually,
- I
- don't
- know
- who
- I
- am,
- and
- I
- don't
- have
- any
- ID
- with
- me."
- I
- was
- blubbering
- on,
- my
- nerves
- showing.
- He
- didn't
- need
- all
- this
- data.That
- cute
- guy
- just
- looked
- at
- me
- through
- his
- blue-gray
- eyes
- with
- a
- blank
- look
- of
- his
- own."Look,
- if
- you're
- busy
- or
- something,
- I
- can
- simply
- go
- up
- the
- road
- to
- the
- next
- house
- and
- ask
- there....""No,
- that's
- fine,
- that's
- fine.
- Come
- on
- in.
- My
- name
- is
- Trimble.
- And
- I'd
- ask
- you
- yours,
- but
- you
- just
- said
- you
- can't
- remember
- it.
- OK,
- OK."He
- looked
- so
- nervous,
- like
- something
- had
- just
- gone
- very
- wrong.Then
- I
- saw
- her
- through
- the
- open
- bedroom
- doorway,
- an
- unmoving
- body
- on
- the
- bed.
- Eyes
- closed,
- arms
- across
- her
- middle
- and
- for
- some
- reason,
- tied
- together
- with
- twine.
- You
- don't
- have
- to
- tie
- up
- sleeping
- people
- -
- and
- they
- don't
- tie
- themselves.He
- saw
- me
- looking
- and
- turned
- right
- away
- to
- go
- and
- close
- that
- door."No,
- wait."Scroll
- Up
- and
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