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

“You’ve always been too soft.”Bobby insisted,“I bet she walks all over you.”


If only she knew.My lips twitched up with satisfaction as I thought of the terrified looks on both Lola and her bots'faces.I seriously wish I’d had a cameraon hand to take a picture.Maybe then Bobby would believe me if I told her.


“She stuck up for herself yesterday.”Polly insisted,“And she broke her…”


“I didn’t break anything!”I said all too loudly,and I felt everyone in the vicinity turn to look at me with shock.It was as if they had never heard a teenager yelling.Of course,they most likely had.There were always heated discussions between friends going on at Frosty’s.It was,after all,the place where everyone came to hang out after school in the summer.


I was actually surprised that I hadn’t already seen someone I recognised.Of course,I didn’t know everybody in school.It was impossible to remember the name of every student when there were like a thousand of us.


Chapter 16