Jed was the first of us to begin working his magic, but once his hands were in the drawing, we were on it. I saw Shelby turn her hands upward, as she did when she was receiving a great vision, and Mrs. Wilson walked over to wrap an arm around her waist, our two prophets seeking wisdom. Alonso reached over and put his hand on LaKeemba’s arm as she stretched her body wide and back in an arc, spelling protection over all of us. Lizzie turned into her shadow self, and even Charlie, whose ability to stop time was sometimes too blunt a force for most moments, had managed to hold back the traffic on the road in front of the farm by freezing the area around us.
I took a deep breath, squeezed Alonso’s hand, and went invisible. I had never loved when I had to stay invisible without a choice, but no
