The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story



Chapter 0550

Elva glanced up at Veronica and her laughter stifled. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Veronica startled a little, then tried to smile again. It wasn't as big as before. It barely twitched her lip, and certainly did not meet her eyes.

"Nothing's wrong," Veronica said. "I'm glad you liked the trick."

*How long does it last?" I asked, though as soon as the words left my mouth Elva's purple glow began to fade.

"Aww," Elva said, looking at her hands. "Do it again!"

"Elva, honey," I scolded lightly. "We don't demand things from people."

"I'm tired now," Veronica said. "Maybe another time."

Elva tucked her chin down, disappointed. But she said, "Okay."

*Thank Veronica for the magic trick," I reminded Elva.

Elva kicked her feet on the ground. "Thank you..." she mumbled.

"You're welcome," Veronica said.

Elva lifted her folded bird again. She glanced at me, as if for permission.

"Go on," I said. "Have fun."

Nearby I saw the nanny coming up onto the deck. Elva saw her too, and ran toward her, holding up the folded bird. With Elva thoroughly distracted, I turned to Veronica, looking for an explanation. "What just happened?"

merfolk

That should be exciting, a great sign! If the book talked about how to remove

looked anything but happy about

that good news?" I asked, because looking

show the nature of Elva's curse and the magical power level needed to remove it. It's easier, of course, if the person who made the

no less. I'd come to accept that Jane would never

"Yes," Veronica said.

Is that good?" I was

Veronica said flatly. I supposed I appreciated her bluntness. She was never one for false hope. Although in this case, it pulled my heart out a little. I wanted her to say purple

the most intricate of the curses," Veronica said. "It will require the highest

of power? Veronica was the only one I knew who

her curse?"

Not by far." She sighed. "What I do is mere child's play compared to what is

burned all around me. It was my own fault. I should have known from

no," I said quickly. "This isn't

"If I were stronger-*

enough, Veronica." I inched closer to her. I dipped my head into her line of vision so she could see my face

dissatisfied with herself. I couldn't talk. I knew exactly how it felt to not

the only one with enough

I wanted to arrive, to help Elva, but I still didn't know if I could fully trust

just

told her, and meant it from the bottom of my heart. I hoped she knew how

book, and I walked off a little ways, wanting to give her some space. I looked out over the water. The view was pretty good

deck from the house. She explained in her roundabout child way that Veronica had made it and

Nicholas said to the

a pile of napkins in an attempt to

Nicholas made his way over to me. Together we stood side by

to cool down," Nicholas

our discussion, but I didn't think he had anything to be sorry about. "I'm not mad that you want to