The WishKeeper (The Paragonia Chronicles) by Maximilian Timm Page A
Authors: Maximilian Timm
Tags: adventure, Action, Fairies, Young Adult, love, Fae, faeries, fairy, Wishes, true love, middle grade, wish
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to the driveway. Grayson could only watch, desperate, but out of options. He stepped out into the icy winter air and slowly sat on the hard-packed snow of the porch and stared as Miranda climbed into her car. It was cold, but he didn’t care.
A swirl of red light slowly formed above his head as he sat. It flickered like an old light switch was flipped on again after years of non-use. Fluttering to life, a red ball of light appeared above him. The red light twinkled and reflected upon the grey snow and yellow street lamps. Grayson didn’t notice the visible light, but its burning blistered within him.
Breaking down into tears, Miranda pushed herself into her car, trying to catch her breath. The crying overcame her as she stared at Grayson through the frosty windshield. How could this be happening? I’m leaving the love of my life. My best friend, she thought.
As she sat in her frozen front seat, fighting and choking back the tears, a red light flickered above her, swirling into shape and finally twinkling to life. Breaking each other’s gaze, there was nothing left to do but leave.
Between them, hovering in the air in the middle of their frozen front yard, the two red, flickering bulbs of light connected and morphed into one powerful red light. The wind picked up and swirled through the cul-du-sac. A True Love Wish was growing between them and whipped the snow into a whirlwind. It popped into form and spun in a circle between the two heartbroken lovers. Faster and faster, it whirred and spun, creating a loud hum that echoed across the neighborhood until it exploded into a giant red beacon. It fired up into the winter sky.
The beacon blasted its blaze for a short time and finally disappeared, leaving a wild stallion of a True Love Wish spinning between Grayson and Miranda. The still winter night rushed back in as Miranda started up the car. The roar of the engine sputtered grey, foggy condensation into the street. The wheels crunched through hard-packed snow as she backed out of the driveway and drove away. Grayson couldn’t stand watching her leave. He picked himself up off the frozen front steps and limped back into the house.
The wish stopped spinning and zoomed toward Grayson only to be cut off by the front door slamming in its face. Turning on a dime, it zipped down the wet street, chasing after Miranda’s car. It was bright red, oblong in shape. Its aerodynamic form assisted its ability to flash through the air faster than any other wish, but even though it gained on Miranda, getting close to her rear bumper, slushy grey snow splashed and crashed it to the pavement.
Dizzy, the wish popped up out of the mud, shook the slush off and searched for Miranda’s car. No sign of her. It looked in the direction from which it thought it came, but Grayson’s house was out of sight. The lonely, wet street glistened under a Christmas star decoration dangling from a street lamp. The star blinked a slow, pulsing red and green. Icicles hung from its lowest point, frozen, stuck in a perpetual fall. A winter wind buzzed the little wish’s fuzzy, oblong shape and as much as it searched, desperate to find a glimpse of its Makers, the True Love Wish was lost. Confused and not knowing where to go, the sad little wish floated away into the cold winter night.
Away in the corners of the neighborhood, the darkness rippled with movement.
10
The Beacon
BLEEP…BLEEP…BLEEP
Something woke Beren from a soft snore. Groggily reaching for a star-shaped device on his bedside table, he grabbed his wand and fired a soft spell at it. He sat up, rubbed his eyes and ducked as the device exploded a holographic image out of its top. The image showed a WishSentinel failing at keeping his cool and a wild Fairy Intelligence Agency behind him with staff members running about, papers floating to the ground and panicked yells from Keepers barking orders.
“Easy!” yelled Beren, still trying to wake up.
“Yes
A swirl of red light slowly formed above his head as he sat. It flickered like an old light switch was flipped on again after years of non-use. Fluttering to life, a red ball of light appeared above him. The red light twinkled and reflected upon the grey snow and yellow street lamps. Grayson didn’t notice the visible light, but its burning blistered within him.
Breaking down into tears, Miranda pushed herself into her car, trying to catch her breath. The crying overcame her as she stared at Grayson through the frosty windshield. How could this be happening? I’m leaving the love of my life. My best friend, she thought.
As she sat in her frozen front seat, fighting and choking back the tears, a red light flickered above her, swirling into shape and finally twinkling to life. Breaking each other’s gaze, there was nothing left to do but leave.
Between them, hovering in the air in the middle of their frozen front yard, the two red, flickering bulbs of light connected and morphed into one powerful red light. The wind picked up and swirled through the cul-du-sac. A True Love Wish was growing between them and whipped the snow into a whirlwind. It popped into form and spun in a circle between the two heartbroken lovers. Faster and faster, it whirred and spun, creating a loud hum that echoed across the neighborhood until it exploded into a giant red beacon. It fired up into the winter sky.
The beacon blasted its blaze for a short time and finally disappeared, leaving a wild stallion of a True Love Wish spinning between Grayson and Miranda. The still winter night rushed back in as Miranda started up the car. The roar of the engine sputtered grey, foggy condensation into the street. The wheels crunched through hard-packed snow as she backed out of the driveway and drove away. Grayson couldn’t stand watching her leave. He picked himself up off the frozen front steps and limped back into the house.
The wish stopped spinning and zoomed toward Grayson only to be cut off by the front door slamming in its face. Turning on a dime, it zipped down the wet street, chasing after Miranda’s car. It was bright red, oblong in shape. Its aerodynamic form assisted its ability to flash through the air faster than any other wish, but even though it gained on Miranda, getting close to her rear bumper, slushy grey snow splashed and crashed it to the pavement.
Dizzy, the wish popped up out of the mud, shook the slush off and searched for Miranda’s car. No sign of her. It looked in the direction from which it thought it came, but Grayson’s house was out of sight. The lonely, wet street glistened under a Christmas star decoration dangling from a street lamp. The star blinked a slow, pulsing red and green. Icicles hung from its lowest point, frozen, stuck in a perpetual fall. A winter wind buzzed the little wish’s fuzzy, oblong shape and as much as it searched, desperate to find a glimpse of its Makers, the True Love Wish was lost. Confused and not knowing where to go, the sad little wish floated away into the cold winter night.
Away in the corners of the neighborhood, the darkness rippled with movement.
10
The Beacon
BLEEP…BLEEP…BLEEP
Something woke Beren from a soft snore. Groggily reaching for a star-shaped device on his bedside table, he grabbed his wand and fired a soft spell at it. He sat up, rubbed his eyes and ducked as the device exploded a holographic image out of its top. The image showed a WishSentinel failing at keeping his cool and a wild Fairy Intelligence Agency behind him with staff members running about, papers floating to the ground and panicked yells from Keepers barking orders.
“Easy!” yelled Beren, still trying to wake up.
“Yes
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