The Witches

Chapter 13: My New Home

{Kelsey P.O.V}

I swear to God. I hate Jacob, my little brother. He made a mess in the house, paint splashed against

the walls, furniture scattered throughout the flat. Dad and Jill will kill me. Especially since I was

supposed to be home thirty minutes ago, that's the time his nanny clocks out. I thought I could chill with

my friends for a few minutes before coming home. It wouldn't make a big difference, but it did. I took off

my shoes and hung my coat before I fully entered the living room area. The couch's pillows laid all over

the place and the tv smoked. I couldn't believe my eyes, it was a mess.

"Jacob!"

His laughter could be heard throughout the apartment. He ran into the living room with a broad smile on

his face. The first thing I noticed was that he had a wand in his hand. I don't know if it's dad's or Jill's,

either way, a wand in the hand of a child is dangerous and even more dangerous if the child isn't

blessed with magic yet. My big sister alarms ticked. He could kill himself or me.

"Jacob, give me the wand,"

I asked. He stared at me in silence, then he shook his head. "No," the six-year-old spat.

This both scared and worried me. I ran after him but he ran away. He was hyped up and very fast. He

ran into dad's office. Which was also a mess. His papers laid all over the place, his files, his furniture. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

This isn't good.

Jacob stood behind the curtain. He probably didn't think that I'd know exactly where he'd be, but I did

so I made my way slowly over the to curtain. I didn't want to alarm him before he makes an even bigger

mess. I reached the curtain and quickly pulled it opened it. He giggled and the wand lit up and next

thing I knew I was blasted by it. He gasped and dropped the wand. He must've thought that he hurt me

because he ran away. Thank God. I picked up the wand and went up to dad's room and placed the

wand on their bed.

I turned around and looked directly in their mirror and screamed the second I saw it. My pitch-black hair

was hot pink. Hot fucking pink. I hate pink.

"JACOB!" I love Jill's child but he drove me insane and I couldn't take it anymore.

"KELSEY!" my father called from the living room and I was just as livid as he was.

I rushed over to him with tears streaming down my cheeks. "I HATE THIS! I HATE YOU AND I HATE

JILL," I let it all out in one breath and sighed, "dad. I got the calling this year and I'm moving to

Meledsan, I'm moving into mom's old house. It's mine anyway,"

My dad remained silent. It seemed as If though he didn't have anything say so he nodded his head. He

opened his arms and I walked over into his hug. He kissed me on my head and pretty soon we could

feel Jacob's little arms forming a group hug. I giggled. I love that child so much. I released the hug to

kiss him on his forehead and picked him up.

"He found one of your wands and went crazy. I just came from school and found this mess,"

Dad sighed. He already seemed tired and now he has to deal with this mess as well but maybe there's

a spell that can clean this mess up. The thought of finally being able to use magic made me excited,

I've been studying it through the books and mainly from mom's grimoire and I even know what I want to

major in. The book has many useful tips that I can't wait to try. Many witches pass down their grimoire

from generation and mom made sure that I get the book I so deserve.

She had it in a box titled, For Kelsey, I was supposed to open it when I get to practise real magic but

dad gave me the box when I was six.

No one knew what was in that box, not even dad and it has nothing to do with him too. Now I'm going

to move to Meledsan and live in mom's old home. Maybe that will bring us even more closer.

Dad did know a spell to make it disappear and had the mess restored to its original state, as for my

hair? Unfortunately, it couldn't be fixed and I'm starting school soon. I don't want to walk around

campus looking like a clown.

I tried magic. I tried washing it. I tried dying it back to my mom's natural hair colour but nothing worked.

I've lost her black hair and this wasn't sitting well with me.

I gave up. There was nothing that could remove the pink hair and I was going to have to work with it.

I sat down on my bed looking for a spell from mom's book but nothing in there covers this.

We had dinner as a family that night where dad told Jill that I'm moving out. She is partially why I'm

moving out, I don't want her as a mother and I feel hurt and betrayed that dad would do mom like that.

She's irreplaceable and he just did that. Married another woman and having a child with her. Noted that

he is the best but no, he came from a new marriage the one between my dad and Jill. Upsetting.

A week passed by and I'm finally moving to Meledsan. I was waiting to get blessed with magic so that I

can at least know which direction in life. Like always, the ceremony was held at school and many proud

parents came to watch their children get blessed. I sat in the circle and watch my non-binary mighty

one Gravak appear, I'm a huge fan and a personal follower. I'm looking at joining their coven so that I

can be surrounded by likeminded people. They started blessing the students and my juice got poured

in my glass. I looked over at my father, he's a white which. So is Jill and so was mom so I hope that I

get the real colour here. The water stirred and settled down. It turned into white juice and my heart

sank in relief. I expected the juice to be sweet like everyone claimed it was, instead it was bitter like

they say the black juice taste like. Maybe to each tongue, it tastes different.

I looked over at my dad. He seemed very proud. Very pleased by Gravak's choice. So was I.

I walked up to them so that we could say our goodbyes. Dad kissed me on the forehead, I kissed Jake.

I know I'll miss him but it's time to grow now and to meet new people.

Saying goodbye was my first step as a witch and the first step in maturity. I held my blue suitcase and

searched for Margot, she was supposed to take me around the campus and then home last week

already but like I've already mentioned I wanted to wait until I get the magic.

She greeted me with a warm smile and twirled her finger around my pink hair which caused me to

chuckle. She mentioned before that she likes the beautiful mistake on my head. I disagree.

I took her to the rest of my luggage, she used her wand to shrink it down and carried it in her jeans

pocket. Impressive. Then we rode with the school's mat. I've never ridden on a mat before but Margot

assured me that she has done that many times before already.

"Just hold on tight. Okay?"

I nodded my head and sat down behind Margot and put my arms around her waist. She looked back at

me and grinned and gave me a wink as the sign that she's about to lift off. The mat slowly rose which

made me clutch her tighter. Then once it was in the air it just gave a little kick and we were off. She

didn't drive too fast because she knew I was scared and besides I loved the view.

We flew over the houses and finally made it to the area where mansions were stacked upon mansions.

She stopped before a Victorian looking mansion. The yard was covered in thick grass that grew high,

there were leaves all over. Flowers of the garden withered. The house was covered in vines.

We walked up to the porch, it was covered in spider webs and dust. I removed the key from the chain

on my neck and opened the door. We both coughed upon entry, it was covered in thick dust.

"Wow," Margot said as she waved dust particles away from her face. "This is a huge place. Cleaning it

will be a bitch,"

I laughed. It will be. Margot dropped my things and waved her wand over it and it instantly started

growing again. I had all my things in my house. That sounds so grown of me to say.

Margot said she couldn't stay any longer. She has other students to help out leaving me alone with my

new mansion. I walked through the house. The entrance area was huge and impressive.

The whole furniture was covered under white cloths and I took it off to see the most beautiful vintage

sofas and tables. I opened the curtains of the lounge for natural light and looked at how neat the place

was, it was just the dust that was going to be a problem. I walked through the house getting to know

each part of it. The kitchen was huge, it looked like a chef's kitchen, my favourite feature was the pizza

oven. I had plates, pots and everything else a kitchen would need.

I walked down the hallway and saw many portraits of the women in mom's family. Mom was also on the

wall along with grandmother and so on. I feel like I should also get a portrait of myself and hang it next

to mothers.

I found my bedroom. It was bigger than my old lounge. There was a large Kingsize bed. There were

bedside tables and a beautiful makeup table that had much perfume standing on it and makeup. There

was a jewellery box with the most beautiful pieces in it.

The room and an ensuite bathroom of course and it were huge. A large bathtub and a large shower

that I can't wait to use. There was a closet with many towels, face cloths and so on. Toothbrushes,

hairbrushes. Very helpful.

I walked out of the bathroom to walk into the massive walk-in closet. My clothes can currently only fill a

fraction of this. Mother and her ancestors lived an expensive life. How was I going to keep up? I'll be

needing a job to help me survive even though dad said he'd give me anything I need and want but I

must do this on my own. Because I can.