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?"

actually an incantation I read about in this book." She motioned toward the merfolk book on the top of the bar. "The book

great sign! If the book talked about how to remove the curse, then maybe we didn't need to wait for the oracle to appear

looked anything

that good news?" I asked, because looking at Veronica, I was

is to 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 curse

I'd come to accept that Jane would never come around, not to help herself or anyone else. If left to Jane, the curse on Elva would stay

"Yes," Veronica said.

I was beginning to suspect

She was never one for false hope. Although in this case, it pulled my heart out a little. I wanted her to say

Veronica said. "It will require the highest amount

was the only

remove her curse?"

far." She sighed. "What I do is mere child's play compared to what is

all around me. It was my own fault. I should have known from Veronica's expressions

No, no," I said quickly.

"If I were stronger-*

I inched closer to her. I dipped my head into her line of vision so she could see my face and

talk. I knew exactly how it

"She's the only one with enough power

when I had removed doubt from my heart. I wanted to arrive, to help Elva, but I still didn't know if I could fully trust her.

"I've only just started. Maybe

from the bottom of my heart. I hoped she knew how much I appreciated her. I wasn't sure she would until Elva was

returned to her book, and I walked off a little ways, wanting to give her some space. I looked out over

Nicholas, who had just stepped out onto the deck from the house. She explained in her roundabout child way that Veronica had

Nicholas said

over to a pile of napkins in an attempt to replicate the bird. Unfortunately, Veronica didn't

made his way over to me. Together we stood

down," Nicholas said.

he was feeling protective from our discussion, but I didn't think he had anything to be sorry about. "I'm