THE CLUBHOUSE

The next day, I'm sitting at a table, playing on my Nintendo DS.

Grayson slowly walks up to me with a medium sized to-go coffee cup and a Rochelle's Shoppé Diner takeout bag and gently sets it down on the table in front of me.

"Your usual caramel vanilla latte and some apple turnovers from Rochelle's." Grayson said to me.

"Thanks." I said to him and squints an eye at him. "What do you want?"

"What makes you think I want something?" Grayson asked.

"Because I know you too well to know you want something." I said to my boyfriend. "So, what is it?"

"I can't bring my girlfriend her usual snack without any suspensions?" Grayson asked me.

"Grayson Baxter." I said his full name.

"I must be in trouble, saying my full name." Grayson said with a playful smile.

"I'm serious." I said to him with a serious expression on my face.

"I know, you look cute whenever you have that serious expression on your face." Grayson said. "Just eat your snack."

"Okay, fine. Thanks for the snack." I said, taking a swig of my caramel vanilla latte.

"You're welcome." Grayson said. "So, when's your next art gallery?"

"I have to talk to my art supervisor Miss. Stroud about it." I replied.

"Have you painted some more paintings?" Grayson asked.

"I do make some time to paint, so, yeah, I have painted." I said to him. "What about you? How's The Thrashers gang group?"

"It's good." Grayson replied.

But I can tell that something's wrong. "Gray? What is it? What's wrong?"

Grayson looks at me and I look at him.

"Shit." Grayson said. "I know I've fucked up our relationship."

"Grayson? I forgave you for that, so, we're good." I said to him.

"I know you did, but it still bothers me a little." Grayson said. "By the way, have you seen Vanessa Russo's magic show at the speakeasy?"

"Yeah, Leigh Ann, Sasha and I went to Vanessa's magic show. She's pretty good." I tell him. "Why do you ask?"

"You don't have any suspicions about her?" Grayson asked me.

"Not yet." I tell him.

Grayson looks pass me and sees Vanessa Russo. "What the fuck is she doing here?"

I glance behind me in my chair and glances at Vanessa Russo talking to Alyssa.

Grayson and I exchange looks at each other. Vanessa walks away and Alyssa walks away, heading to the ladies restroom.

"Maybe, Vanessa was handing out some flyers for her magic show at the speakeasy?" Grayson guessed.

"I didn't see Vanessa with flyers, Gray." I said to him.

Grayson and I exchange looks at each other. I gets up and walks away.

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In the ladies restroom, I slowly walks into and sees Alyssa gently brushing her hair with her hair brush, looking at herself in the mirror.

"Alyssa?" I said.

Alyssa glances at me. "Hey, Catty."

"You met Vanessa Russo." I said and slowly walks up behind her and gently folds my arms.

"Yeah, I have. She's pretty cool." Alyssa said to me.

"Not to pry or anything, but what did you two talk about?" I asked.

Alyssa stops brushing her hair and turns around to look at me. "Don't you ever get bored of your amateur sleuthing?"

"It's just a question, Aly." I said to her.

"I know, so, calm yourself." Alyssa said.

"Alright, then." I said and slowly walks away.

Suddenly, Alyssa starts coughing. I turn around to look at her.

"Alyssa? Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Alyssa said in between coughing. "It's just a cough."

I become worried and Alyssa starts coughing up some blood in the sink.

"Oh my gosh." I said, worried. I scurry to Alyssa and she collapsed in my arms, still coughing up some more blood.

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PROVIDENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL

Later that day, Alyssa is laying in a hospital bed. I'm standing outside of her room.

"Catty?" Leigh Ann said, along with Sebastian, Grayson and Sasha. "What the hell happened?"

"Alyssa was fine, and then, she started coughing up some blood." I tell them.

"Is it bad?" Sasha asked.

"I don't know, but this started with Vanessa Russo." I said.

"Catty? Kiddos?" Dr. Michaels said.

"Dr. Michaels." I said to her.

"Do you guys know what this is?" Dr. Michaels asked, taking out a small hex bag from her jacket pocket.

"Is that a hex bag?" Sebastian asked.

"Where did you get it from?" I asked.

"I found it in Alyssa's jacket pocket when you brought her here, Catty." Dr. Michaels tells me. "Are you guys messing with evil witchy stuff?"

I gently take the hex bag in my hand. "No, never ever."

"Stay away from that spooky stuff. It's dangerous." Dr. Susan Michaels said.

"Yes, Mom, we will." Leigh Ann told her Mom.

Dr. Susan Michaels walks away.

I look at the hex bag in my hand, I look at Alyssa, laying in bed. And I remember seeing Vanessa performing magic at her magic show at the speakeasy.

"CP?" Leigh Ann said.

I look at Sebastian, Grayson, Leigh Ann, and Sasha.

"You suspect something, don't you?" Grayson said.

"Yeah, I do." I said and walks into Alyssa's patient room and slowly walks up to her. "Alyssa?"

Alyssa looks at me. "Catty? Thanks for bringing me here as fast as you could."

"You're welcome." I said. "What did Vanessa say to you?"

"We didn't talk about much. She just got me talking and she checked her digital watch like she had to go somewhere." Alyssa tells me. "She also had a British accent too when we talked."

"Okay, get better, Aly." I said to her.

"I will." Alyssa said.

And I walks away, and walks away from the Beckett Crew.

"Catty? What the fuck is going on?" Sebastian asked.

"I think I know what's going on and it's not good." I tell him.

And Me and the Beckett Crew keeps walking away.

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ROCHELLE'S SHOPPE DINER

That evening, Myself, Sebastian, Grayson, Leigh Ann and Sasha are sitting in a booth table across from each other.

"This might sound crazy, but I think Vanessa Russo is a mage witch." I tell them.

"That is a fucking crazy." Sasha said with a bewildered expression on her face.

"You guys, we know better than to mess with these hex bag shit. It's related to magic." I tell them.

"Vanessa performs her magic show at the speakeasy." Leigh Ann said.

"That could be a ruse to fool people." I said. "What if Vanessa Russo is a mage witch? And her magic is real?"

"Then, we're screwed." Grayson replied.

Sebastian, Grayson, Leigh Ann, Sasha and I exchange worried looks at each other.

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