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“Samantha.”
An elbow jabbed into her ribs and snapped her out of the trance. Disoriented, she stared ahead for a couple of seconds, blinking slowly as she regained her mind.
“What just… happened?” she asked, turning to look at the slender woman.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t contain my magic properly. I’m not used to performing near humans, It should be alright now,” Lilith apologised. “Can you hand me the coin?”
“The coin?” Sam repeated slowly.
“In your bag.”
“Oh, right.” It took Sam embarrassingly long to open her purse and rummage through the contents. Her foggy mind wasn’t doing her any favours and every movement felt sluggish, like she’d just woken up from a long slumber.
With great effort, she handed Lilith the plastic bag she’d kept the coin in. Lost without instruction, she just w
