family!”
“ You did this...” Eli sneered, glaring at her.
“ I haven’t...I haven’t...” Tears trickled down her face. They
had to believe her. He had to see, Jack had to know she wouldn’t do
anything to hurt them, his family and hers. Why was this blame put
on her?
“ How did they know my mother and sister would be here?” Jack
whispered.
She shook her head watching as his jaw pulsed with an anger
she’d never been the victim of.
“ How did they know?!” Jack shouted.
She jumped back nervously. She didn’t have an answer, she
didn’t know why.
His fists smashed against the bubble, she could see the
elastic of it moving with each punch. Eli was shaking with anger
and then a knife appeared in his hand. She reared back as he
charged at the bubble, a look of grim determination in his eyes as
the blue and green swirled uncontrollably.
Jack punched and screamed, was he so eager to leave her? Did
he not want to stop and think about what had happened? She couldn’t
get her thoughts to leave her mouth, she wasn’t sure he would hear
her. Her ears were ringing from the pain of his cries.
Eli lifted the knife and penetrated the bubble. It popped
instantly and the magic disappeared allowing Jack to escape. He
didn’t look back as he left her; any fight left deserted her. She
fell to the floor in a heap with her wedding dress pooled around
her broken body. Eli glared at her, his hand clenched around the
knife showing the white of his bone. Cora held her breath as he
took a step towards her.
“ You will not touch her!” Tabitha snapped, standing in the
doorway.
Cora felt relief wash over her. Tabitha was safe. She would
help. Her hands were on fire as she glared at Eli.
“ You are to blame for this,” Eli said ignoring Tabitha as he
stepped closer towards her. The tip of the knife nearly touching
her shoulder.
Before Cora could say a word, a burst of fire hit Eli. Eli
stumbled and turned holding his now singed shoulder.
“ That wasn’t a wise move,” Eli snapped.
“ It was not wise for you to point a knife at Cora. You wouldn’t
listen, so I stopped you.”
Eli picked up pieces from the table with his element and fired
them at Tabitha.
Cora quickly stood as the wind built around her. She waited
until it was at breaking point and then unleashed it. She only did
it to stop them from fighting. She watched Eli fly across the room
towards Tabitha. Before they could do anything, Tabitha flew into
the air and Jack stepped around the corner. His brown eyes focused
on Tabitha.
“ Jack, what are you doing?” Cora asked shocked.
Why was everyone hurting each other? Jack didn’t answer her.
He lifted Tabitha as high as the straw roof and cast her aside.
With a loud crash, Tabitha hit the floor. A gasp escaped her as
fire built in her hands. She ran to Tabitha to stop what could
happen next. She looked at Jack in shock. He shot her one fierce
look and walked out with Eli hobbling by his side.
“ Tabitha, are you okay?”
“ Yes. I’m fine.”
Cora felt like crying. Her throat bobbed up and down trying to
stop the tears. She couldn’t believe the mess that was now her
life. It had taken less than fifteen minutes and her life had
become unrecognisable. “What do we do now?”
Tabitha shook her head dusting off her robes. “I do not
know.”
“ I’ve never seen Jack act like that before. He didn’t even look
at me, and he hurt you.”
“ I do not know what to say, Cora. Things are changing and I
believe we must look after the four of us now. We have to stay
positive and be strong together. I’m so thankful your grandmother
left.”
Cora was thankful too; her grandmother couldn’t have lived
through that. She was barely holding it together
herself.
Tabitha’s arms slid around her as the tears started tumbling
down her cheeks. Her family had been taken; her mother was no doubt
in prison accused of being a witch. To make matters so much worse,
her relationship with Jack had just
“ You did this...” Eli sneered, glaring at her.
“ I haven’t...I haven’t...” Tears trickled down her face. They
had to believe her. He had to see, Jack had to know she wouldn’t do
anything to hurt them, his family and hers. Why was this blame put
on her?
“ How did they know my mother and sister would be here?” Jack
whispered.
She shook her head watching as his jaw pulsed with an anger
she’d never been the victim of.
“ How did they know?!” Jack shouted.
She jumped back nervously. She didn’t have an answer, she
didn’t know why.
His fists smashed against the bubble, she could see the
elastic of it moving with each punch. Eli was shaking with anger
and then a knife appeared in his hand. She reared back as he
charged at the bubble, a look of grim determination in his eyes as
the blue and green swirled uncontrollably.
Jack punched and screamed, was he so eager to leave her? Did
he not want to stop and think about what had happened? She couldn’t
get her thoughts to leave her mouth, she wasn’t sure he would hear
her. Her ears were ringing from the pain of his cries.
Eli lifted the knife and penetrated the bubble. It popped
instantly and the magic disappeared allowing Jack to escape. He
didn’t look back as he left her; any fight left deserted her. She
fell to the floor in a heap with her wedding dress pooled around
her broken body. Eli glared at her, his hand clenched around the
knife showing the white of his bone. Cora held her breath as he
took a step towards her.
“ You will not touch her!” Tabitha snapped, standing in the
doorway.
Cora felt relief wash over her. Tabitha was safe. She would
help. Her hands were on fire as she glared at Eli.
“ You are to blame for this,” Eli said ignoring Tabitha as he
stepped closer towards her. The tip of the knife nearly touching
her shoulder.
Before Cora could say a word, a burst of fire hit Eli. Eli
stumbled and turned holding his now singed shoulder.
“ That wasn’t a wise move,” Eli snapped.
“ It was not wise for you to point a knife at Cora. You wouldn’t
listen, so I stopped you.”
Eli picked up pieces from the table with his element and fired
them at Tabitha.
Cora quickly stood as the wind built around her. She waited
until it was at breaking point and then unleashed it. She only did
it to stop them from fighting. She watched Eli fly across the room
towards Tabitha. Before they could do anything, Tabitha flew into
the air and Jack stepped around the corner. His brown eyes focused
on Tabitha.
“ Jack, what are you doing?” Cora asked shocked.
Why was everyone hurting each other? Jack didn’t answer her.
He lifted Tabitha as high as the straw roof and cast her aside.
With a loud crash, Tabitha hit the floor. A gasp escaped her as
fire built in her hands. She ran to Tabitha to stop what could
happen next. She looked at Jack in shock. He shot her one fierce
look and walked out with Eli hobbling by his side.
“ Tabitha, are you okay?”
“ Yes. I’m fine.”
Cora felt like crying. Her throat bobbed up and down trying to
stop the tears. She couldn’t believe the mess that was now her
life. It had taken less than fifteen minutes and her life had
become unrecognisable. “What do we do now?”
Tabitha shook her head dusting off her robes. “I do not
know.”
“ I’ve never seen Jack act like that before. He didn’t even look
at me, and he hurt you.”
“ I do not know what to say, Cora. Things are changing and I
believe we must look after the four of us now. We have to stay
positive and be strong together. I’m so thankful your grandmother
left.”
Cora was thankful too; her grandmother couldn’t have lived
through that. She was barely holding it together
herself.
Tabitha’s arms slid around her as the tears started tumbling
down her cheeks. Her family had been taken; her mother was no doubt
in prison accused of being a witch. To make matters so much worse,
her relationship with Jack had just
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