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k ep t c o ncen tr a tin g,
a n d a s I d id , th e c lo ud s w ir le d f a ste r u ntil it w as a p erfe ct c ir c le w ith a h ole in th e c en te r.
T he M ag ic D oughnut, a s I 'd d ubbed it th e f ir s t tim e I 'd c re ate d o ne o n m y tw elf th b ir th day .
F elic ia c o w ere d b etw een tw o c ars , h er a rm s r a is e d o ver h er h ead . B ut it w as to o la te to s to p.
T he h ole in th e c en te r o f th e c lo ud f ille d w ith b rig ht g re en lig ht. F ocu sin g o n th at lig ht a n d th e im ag e o f K ev in a n d F elic ia , I f le x ed m y
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fin gers a n d w atc h ed a s a b olt o f g re en lig htn in g s h ot o ut o f th e c lo ud a n d r a ced a cro ss th e s k y. I t d is a p peare d b eh in d s o m e tr e es.
T he c lo ud v an is h ed , a n d F elic ia s to od u p o n s h ak y le g s. " W -w hat w as th at? " S he tu rn ed to m e, w id e-e y ed . " A re y ou lik e a w itc h o r s o m eth in g?"
I s h ru gged , s till f e elin g p le asa n tly b uzzed b y th e p ow er I 'd ju st u nle ash ed . M ag ic d ru nk, M om a lw ay s c alls it. " It w as n oth in g," I s a id . " N ow le t's g o in sid e."
R yan w as h an gin g o ut b y th e p unch ta b le w hen I c am e b ack in sid e.
" W hat w as th at a b out? " h e a sk ed , n oddin g to w ard F elic ia . S he lo oked d azed a s s h e s to od o n tip to es, s c an nin g th e d an ce f lo or.
" O h, s h e ju st n eed ed s o m e a ir ," I s a id , p ic k in g u p a g la ss o f p unch . M y h eart w as s till r a cin g, a n d m y h an ds w ere s h ak in g.
" C ool," R yan s a id , b ouncin g h is h ead in tim e w ith th e m usic . " W an na d an ce?"
B efo re I c o uld a n sw er, F elic ia r a n u p a n d g ra b bed m y a rm . " H e's n ot e v en h ere ," s h e s a id . " D id n't th at . . . th at th in g y ou d id m ak e h im m y p ro m d ate ?"
" S hhh! Y es it d id , b ut y ou'l l h av e to b e p atie n t. A