by Dalya Moon
“So this Mr. Pumpkin thing is like being Santa?” he asks Julie. “Girls can sit on my lap? Count me in, but I'm not wearing a beard. I don't want to cover up all this handsome face.”
“Try not to get yourself face-punched,” Julie says. Raye-Anne laughs into her hand, revealing that despite being sworn to secrecy, Julie blabbed about Facepuncher. I can't say I blame her, though—I told four or five people myself, including Gran.
The school's hallways empty and the four of us get to the Chemistry room, where we take our places on the low desks between the sinks.
I pull out my notebook and begin to doodle, waiting for class to begin. Tomorrow night, at James and Julie's Halloween party, Austin will make her public debut as my girlfriend. I saw her every day when she was in the hospital, but not as much recently. She gets tired easily, and she's been busy with hospital visits and rehabilitation.
Tomorrow, I'm dressing as Charlie Chaplin, because he's cool and doesn't have to say much. Austin says she has the perfect scary costume, but it's a secret. I hope she's not a witch.
I look down at the doodles I'm absent-mindedly drawing in my notebook and smudging all over my left hand. Crows. I've filled the margins with crows. I wonder what that means.
*THE END*
Author's note: I hope you enjoyed reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it! I've been publishing since 2011, and have over 20 books under two of my pen names:
Dalya Moon - YA and family-friendly fiction
Mimi Strong - romance (adult) fiction
If you've enjoyed this book and would like another YA read, please look for my other books published under Dalya Moon (click here). If you're over 18, I invite you to check out my Mimi Strong (click here) books.
Spiritdell continues with
Book 2: The Power of the Swarm (click here),
available now.
Table of Contents
Zan and Austin (Spiritdell Book 1)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19