Three’s a crowd. At least that’s what I’ve heard, and I’ve definitely come to learn that it’s true. My best friend’s new girlfriend is a complete pain in the ass, and if it wasn’t for me being on my last warning at Gilford High, I’d definitely do something about it. The consequences of my doing so aren’t just your usual slap on the wrist kind of punishments. When strange things begin to happen, and my eyes start to freaking GLOW, I’m whisked away to ... you guessed it ... the Winterwood Academy for the ‘Gifted.’ I don’t feel very gifted. In fact, I feel like the biggest freak in an entire school of freaks. As the hottest guy at the Academy would say, “I’m the Queen of Freaks,” but coming from him, it’s actually kind of sweet. Oh, and did I forget to mention that not only am I having strange encounters with a Goddamn Goddess, I’m also hearing voices in my head, and there’s a book in the Academy library that’s actually TALKING to me! They say that only a true Winterwood Witch is capable of opening that book, so why the hell does it want anything to do with me?

Winterwood Academy Book 1: Gifted

He pulled the door open and slipped into the car before I even had the chance to openmy mouth and remind him that he had asked me to go with him.


The door slammed like one final signal that I was losing my best friend.


I stood for a moment,feeling my heart aching at the knowledge before I turned to Polly and said,“Come on.Let’s not keep Bobby waiting.”


Polly looked just as excited as I felt as we headed for the school gates,where students were still waiting for the next bus.


“Why did Bobby have to move away?She was so much better than Lola.”Polly gruntedas she basically ran to keep up with me.


I’d been the one to explain the entire thing to Polly when she had been a crying,snotting mess the day Peter told her that Bobby was moving away.


“Adults are stupid,”Polly spat the words.


Before I could reply that all adults weren’t so bad,I heard the sound of my name being called.


Chapter 14