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

Yet I wasn’t scared anymore.In fact,I was quite the opposite.


Though she was simply floating next to me,I felt as though her warm embrace was all around me,protecting me from the water that threatened to drain the life from my lungs.


Then suddenly,something hard and heavy hit her.The object burst right through her,causing the image of her to totally disperse.


My eyes blinked,almost in slow motion,and when I opened them again,Peter was before me.Instinctively my hand reached out to grip his outstretched arm,and he gripped hold of me,dragging me to the surface with him.


The moment my head broke the water,I began to cough and splutter.My cheeks burned red with heat when I noticed all the kids who had approached the edge of the pool to watch.Not a single one of them looked as though they were ready to leap in to rescueme.


Chapter 20