The Witches of East Warwick Road

By Macska

Karen Sanders, Lindsey Sommers, and Kimberly Brandt sat at the kitchen table in the Sommers’ kitchen, looking at magazines and drinking sodas. They were practically inseparable and were always found hanging out at which ever house had the best snacks or was most convenient. At age twelve, they were becoming interested in boys and the hottest boys were still found in the teen magazines that each spent a good portion of their allowance money on.

Lindsey and Kim had been friends since they were toddlers and since Karen’s family moved to town a month or so ago, she joined the two and largely thanks to her, they were also becoming interested in witchcraft. Karen was actually a third-generation witch, or as she preferred to be called Wiccan. In fact, her grandmother was actually a Wiccan priestess at the temple where she used to live, about 20 miles Northeast of her new home.

The three thought it was interesting and felt they had to look the part. The two non-witches began copying Karen’s wardrobe, much to their parents’ dismay, which consisted mainly of black leather outfits, and heavy dark makeup. Bright red lip gloss and purple or green eye shadow along with dark eyeliner. In addition to looking dangerous, each thought it made them look older.

Magick

By Macska

Cast of Characters:
Scott Reynolds – 15 – Main character
Bekka Reynolds – 17 – Scott’s older sister
Mary Reynolds – Scott and Bekka’s mom (single mom, widowed)
Jeff Simpson – 15 – Scott’s best buddy
Casey Simpson – 7 – Jeff’s little sister
Joe and Nora Simpson – Jeff and Casey’s parents
Cara Martin – 15 – New girl in town, Scott’s romantic interest
Jeanne Martin – Cara’s mom (another single mom, divorced)

This story is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living, dead, or imaginary, is purely coincidental. Also, even though this story involves minors, the author does not condone the indiscriminate use of magic on children.

Chapter 1. The mall

It was a bright sunny Friday in June and while Scott Reynolds did not usually enjoy going places, or for that matter, being seen in public in the company of his mom and older sister, this was the exception. Being 15 meant not having his driver’s license and somewhat limited his mobility. Especially to the local shopping mall. The mall was a favorite teen hangout and even though it was within biking distance, his mom wouldn’t let him bike there because of the high-traffic in the area. So the only way to get there was to tag along with his mom and older sister.

While his sister, Bekka, was only two years his senior, she might as well have been his second mother. Since his dad was killed in an auto accident six years ago, rather than gaining a promotion to “man of the house,” Scott, being nine at the time, was deemed “the baby,” a role which he, to his disappointment, still retained and thought he didn’t deserve.

The Wish

By Macska

Trace Jackson awoke with a start to the sound of his alarm clock screeching. Smacking the vile device to silence it, he swore under his breath. Another horrible week at school lay ahead of him.

At fourteen, he had, until this year, lived in the same small town in Washington State with his adoptive parents. Since they had adopted him when he was less than two years old, he didn’t really think of them as anything other than his real parents. His life was, while not perfect, was predictable and some (including him) would say comfortable.

That all changed when his dad’s job transferred him to their Chicago office. Mom said it was a big promotion and that he should be happy for him, but it meant leaving his friends and his entire life behind.

Trace had been looking forward to starting high school, but being uprooted and moved halfway across the country was not how he had planned to do it. Also being a skinny nerd, as well as the “new kid” made him an instant target for the jocks. The jock making his life a living hell at the moment was Chip Anderson.