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?"

magic trick' was actually an incantation I read about in this book." She motioned toward the merfolk book on the top of the bar. "The book contains many sections

great sign! If the book

anything but happy about

I asked, because

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

on her own daughter no less. I'd come to accept that Jane would never come around, not to help herself or anyone else. If left

"Yes," Veronica said.

good?" I was beginning to

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 was the best color, that it indicated

said. "It will require

power? Veronica was the only one

you remove her curse?"

"No. Not by far." She sighed. "What I do is mere child's play compared to what is

false hope I had built up for myself crashed and burned all around me. It was my own fault. I should have known from Veronica's expressions that the diagnosis was not very

quickly.

"If I were stronger-*

of vision so she could see my face and know that I'm earnest. "We wouldn't even know any

talk. I knew exactly how it felt to not

said. "She's the only one with enough

Elva, but I still didn't know if I could fully trust her. The oracle was a stranger. This magic

"I've only just started. Maybe there's

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

her some space. I looked out over the water. The view was

Nicholas, who had just stepped out onto the deck from the house. She explained in her roundabout child way that Veronica had made it and given it to her, and that she loved

Nicholas said

over to a pile of napkins in an attempt to replicate the bird.

made his way over to me. Together we stood side by side. We both turned to look out

to cool down," Nicholas said. "I'm

I didn't think he had anything to be sorry