Several days after we got the letter from James"s friend Benny, I find Callie sitting on the back porch, alone. For a second I stay as still as possible and just stare at her. I would’ve thought the last few weeks would have worn her down the way it has done to me, but if anything, she looks even more alive than before.
Her blond hair flows down her shoulders, and her skin almost glows. I"ve always been told that magic changes people in some ways, and for the first time, I"m seeing it happen. Most people I know have had magic their entire lives, so haven"t changed appearances because of it. With Callie, it"s different. Despite whatever went on with her cat-self, magic has become a part of her like it never has before.
And it makes her radiant.
But that doesn"t mean she doesn"t need caff
