Chapter 22 – Under the Rubble“How did you get that?” Morgan asked, staring at the silver key that Mina was now using to open the door of their cell.Mina whispered as she turned the key. “Well I’ve always had this feeling that sometimes, when I don’t want people to see me, they can [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 21– WitchesIn the house on Tamany Lane, a light was on in the attic. Fa Switch gripped the handle of the kitchen knife behind her back and stood tall, her shadow stretching towards the ceiling. The hooded figure rolled up the scroll slowly and set it on the table. Long pale fing [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 20 – The Silver KeyMara grabbed the skirt of her dress and jumped up. Moving quickly to the bars of the cell, she didn’t look like the same woman who had been crumpled on the ground, barely able to lift her head.“Mina!” She whispered into the dark. The three older sisters froze, af [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 19 –Sisters The landing that Mayor Hunter had led Marie, Morgan and Mina to was darker than the tunnel they had left. The door shut slowly behind them. Mayor Hunter moved forward, shuffling with something in the dark. So where’s Mara?Morgan’s voice said in an irritat [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 18: The intruder Meanwhile, Fa Switch had raced back to her house on Tamany Lane at top speed, pushing stragglers in the garden aside and running so fast that her feet almost looked as if they were not touching the ground. Evening pushed into night, streetlamps clicked on, an [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 17 - Into the Dark The tunnel felt narrower than it was. The walls seemed to squeeze against the sisters’ shoulders. Morgan, Mina and Marie walked forward in a single file line–the passage was only wide enough to fit one of them at a time–following the dark shadow ahead. [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 16 – The Door that Closed During the reception for Graham’s memorial service, Fa had fallen into a reverie in the corner of the garden. For the first time in many years, she let memories that she had pushed to the bottom of her heart bubble to the surface. She faded into the backgr [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 15: Like Mother, Like Daughter Fa retreated to a corner of the garden, sipping on a cup of hot water. After Ms. Hunter’s gesture of kindness in the condolences line, Fa thought it only right that the girls stay around for a bit, no matter how uncomfortably the looks from t [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 14: The Mourning Mothers A hush swept over the already quiet crowd when the Switch family slipped into the pew at the front of the church that had been seemingly reserved for them. Breaths were held and sniffles were swallowed, hands stopped as they reached for the insides [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 13 – PowersTrappedMorgan and Marie stuck out their writing arms. Fa walked down the line of her daughters and carefully squeezed their outstretched arms through jade bracelets that she had removed from a bronze box in the attic. Morgan’s bracelet was a precious white jade, whil [ ...阅读全文 ]
Chapter 12 – John Hunter As they got dressed, Morgan and Marie could hear the low rumbles of a man’s voice float up from the first floor. They had not heard the door open or close, and judging from the hollowed way the voice filled the room, they guessed that the mayor had n [ ...阅读全文 ]