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?"

"That 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 on curses and how to properly evaluate

a great sign! If the book talked

Veronica looked anything but happy about

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

the magical power level needed to remove it.

her own daughter no less. I'd come to accept that Jane would

"Yes," Veronica said.

purple. Is that good?" I was beginning to suspect that it

this case, it pulled my heart out a little. I wanted her to say purple was the

of the curses," Veronica said. "It will

was the only one I

you remove her curse?" I

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

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

I said quickly. "This isn't

"If I were stronger-*

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

with herself. I couldn't talk. I knew exactly how it felt to not believe you were

the merfolk oracle," Veronica said. "She's the only one

had said she would appear again to me 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. The oracle was a stranger. This magic was foreign, even to

reading." Veronica said. "I've only just started. Maybe there's more

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

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

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

Nicholas said to

after that and she rushed over to a pile of napkins in an attempt to replicate the bird. Unfortunately, Veronica didn't notice to be able to help. The nanny did the

distracted, Nicholas made his way over to me. Together we stood side by side. We both

to cool down," Nicholas said.

he had anything to be sorry about. "I'm not mad that you want to keep