Chapter Nine
The familiar hiss and bubble of the potions brewing at our table should soothe me. This is something I'm good at. No, more than that. Something I excel at. Plus, it wasn't tainted by my lack of magic. Even with the curse raging, I could still brew a potion. But now, my heart isn't in it.
"Earth to Mona," Ryan says, waving a hand in front of my face.
"Sorry," I mutter. "I'm just..."
"Focusing on everything that's going wrong and not on the lesson we're supposed to be in?" Daphne asks from beside him.
I flash her an uneasy smile.
"Come on, we can't jeopardise what we've got going on here, can we? You shouldn't let your marks slip."
I chew on my lip, trying to think of a response she'll like.
She throws her hands up in the air and sighs loudly. "You're it, brother," she s
