The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0237

Elva gasped. “How did you do that?”

Julian laughed. “Sleight of hand, my dear. Would you like to learn?” In a flash, the quarter was back in his

hand. He held it out for Elva, who greedily accepted it.

“Yes!” she said excitedly.

“No,” I said a second later.

Elva turned her doe eyes on me. “Mommy! Please?”

I placed my hand on my hips. “Julian. I can’t have you teach her these bad skills.”

“No skill itself is bad, Piper. It’s how you use it.” He winked at me, and I was as charmed by him as Elva’s doe eyes. With the two combining forces, I didn’t stand a chance of telling them no. “It’s actually

incredibly useful and could even save a life someday.”

“Really?” Elva asked. “I could be a hero.”

Julian made his smile kinder as he looked at her. “Absolutely.”

Elva cranked up the doe eyes, turning to me with renewed determination. “Please, Mommy! I want to be

a hero!”

sighed. “Okay. Fine. But

heart with one hand. I imagined his other was behind his

Susie said later, as we talked during lunch. “I was thinking

my cause at the

well. She’d seemed more at ease in the company of

people.

specific charity to represent,” I suggested. “If you narrow your focus,

easier to talk about with

nervously. “I’ll do that. Though I

able to talk to

“Tell them

them.”

so.” She

a dinner roll off of her plate. While I didn’t necessarily approve of Julian’s

dish on the table and placed it

smaller,” I told her. “Work your way up

her actions were not nearly so smooth and practiced as Julian’s, she was still able

excitement, but then huffed when the peppermint

kissed the side of her head. “You’ll get it,” I said, while I added in my head,

not too soon.

said Tiffany from behind me, shaking me from my thoughts. When I looked at her,

speak for a moment?”

had told me about the strange behavior of someone who looked just like me. She wore a similar dire expression now. I wasn’t about

glanced at Susie.