Erin wanted to give her daughter, Charlie, a normal childhood, but Charlie isn't a normal child. Charlie and her mother are both witches. After escaping government captors, Erin gave birth on the run and spent many years moving Charlie from town to town to avoid being locked up and experimented on. When Charlie started high school, Erin made a promise they wouldn't move again until she had graduated. Now, they've made it to senior year without issue but when a new kid shows up at school, Charlie notices something strange about him. In order to uncover the truth, she begins acting out of character and going behind her mother's back to handle everything on her own. Charlie's reckless behavior opens the door for trouble to quickly find them once again. With Erin as her teacher, Charlie still has a lot to learn before she is ready to face the unknown evils that have been after them for all these years.

Witches In Suburbia is created by Mairi Louise, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

Witches In Suburbia

	I ponder Max’s question and think back to Mom’s advice. I shouldn’t go somewhere private with him. But I want to.


	“Okay,” I say and let him lead me away from the classroom and away from the crowded hallway. 


	Once we are down in the basement where only the art class is, Max turns to face me. Art class is over for today so the basement is empty. I touch my necklace but I don’t feel any overwhelming sense of danger. I’m just nervous in the usual high school way.  


	“I have a confession to make. Well, I have a couple of confessions,” Max looks guilty and my heart starts beating faster. I already know something is wrong but I don’t know what the real story is. 


	“What?” I ask timidly. I wring my hands together, squeezing my fingers. I look around the basement for ways to escape in case something bad happens. I clock each exit and also make note of anything I could use as a weapon. Which, for an art room, there are weirdly a lot of options. 


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