Chapter 3
Making the Circle
Ronan shadowed the girls all the way to the hollow but kept his nagging to a minimum. He stuck closest to Katie, extolled the virtues of self-confidence and positive thinking. His pep talks had become increasingly manic, and when Katie’s father finally put his foot down and forbade her from coming to Penny’s house, Ronan had lost his temper and shouted in a language Penny had never heard before. Even without knowing the language, Penny got the gist of his rant and was pretty sure it wasn’t nice.
Now that Katie had returned, he seemed more determined than ever to help her get past her block. Penny was intent on helping her as well. Part of it was simply craving to learn more, to do more, but most of it was the growing certainty that Ronan was preparing th
