Part 6

The next few months went by and Saga had become withdrawn and spent more and more time by herself. She got like that sometimes and I wasn’t particularly worried. She had these weird phases she went through and it was best to just leave her alone when she got like that. She started a club at school for girls and whenever I asked her about it, she removed the memory, so eventually I stopped asking.

The last few weeks though, she seemed more like herself and I felt like I could breathe easier. She laughed and talked and it seemed that emotionally she’d moved on. I still felt guilty about what had happened to her. She was my sister, I’d always feel guilty about it.

What happened to Saga had affected me as well and it had taken me weeks to be myself again. I was constantly looking over my shoulder, wondering when the police would barge into our house and arrest me for murder.

As the days passed though, I relaxed and slowly but surely I became myself again, much to Adara’s dismay. We didn’t talk about that night but I could see Kiran’s eyes following Saga’s every move when we were at home.

I decided to celebrate my relief at Saga’s wellbeing by pulling another prank at school. I was hiding in the announcement room, waiting for the first bell to go. Gunnar was waiting outside Jonesy’s class and he would send me a message when he saw Jonesy in the hallway. My phone beeped and I switched the microphone on.

“Good morning, students of Seward High. Please step away from your lockers in five…four…three…two…one!” The lockers all opened simultaneously and confetti sprayed out of every locker in the hallway and over the students as it drifted to the floor. I could hear the shrieks of students as the lockers closed again as one.

“Please note that due to confetti overload, school is closed!” I switched the microphone off and opened the door of the announcement room. I walked down the narrow corridor and through a side door that took me back to the hallway.

Mr. Jones stood in his classroom. “Kai Sinclair!”

Gunnar and I looked at each other and started laughing. He had been the lookout earlier while I had been busy transforming Mr. Jones’ classroom with magic. I had bubble wrapped absolutely everything in his class, from his desk to the chalk. He was not impressed when he stuck his head out into the hallway and saw me laughing.

“Yeah, I know, I’m going,” I said and headed to the principal’s office.

I didn’t feel like school anyway. I waited for Kiran as I took my phone out and watched the video Gunnar had taken when the lockers opened. I posted it online, made sure to block my mother, and watched the likes roll in.

“Kai,” Kiran said as he stood in front of me and I looked up. I tried to keep my composure and I couldn’t really ascertain his level of anger. He sat down and sighed as we waited for Mr. Rush. He finally called us inside to his office after what felt like a lifetime.

“Kiran, this really needs to stop,” Mr. Rush said before we even sat down. Kiran glanced at me and I looked away.

“What did he do this time?” Kiran asked and I smiled, trying hard to hide it.

“He bubble wrapped Mr. Jones’ entire class and then had confetti spray out of the senior lockers,” Mr. Rush said and Kiran leaned back against his chair.

“I’m sorry,” Kiran said, trying not to laugh. “Of course Kai will clean up in the hallways and remove the bubble wrap.”

“Yes, you might want to have a serious talk with him. He’s running out of favors at this school and we will have to start considering permanent expulsion,” Mr. Rush said and looked sternly at me.

“If that’s all,” Kiran said and stood up but Mr. Rush stopped him.

“Last week he smeared Vaseline on all the doorknobs in the entire school. Yesterday, I arrived at my house to eleven people blocking my front door because my house was listed for sale and last month I got to school and everything on my desk had been super glued to it!” His voice rose with his anger and I frowned.

“You’re very certain that Kai did all those things?” Kiran asked him. I knew nothing about the super glue. My pranks usually just involved old Jonesy because he was such an ass to me.

“Well, no, but…” Kiran stood up again and looked at Mr. Rush.

“If you can’t prove that he did it, you can’t treat him like the guilty party,” Kiran said and opened the office door. “Kai.”

I stood up and followed Kiran out of the office. I was suspended again, this time for four days. Saga would bring my homework, she always did. I walked outside with Kiran and he stopped and turned on his heel when we reached my car.

“What have I told you about using magic outside of the house?” he asked me angrily and walked to his car. I looked at him, a bit shocked, as he got in his car and drove away. I opened the Jeep’s door and nearly had a heart attack when Saga opened her cloak and appeared in front of me.

“Shit, Saga. Dad would kill you if he knew you used magic at school,” I said as she walked around the Jeep and we climbed in.

“He’ll only know if you tell him. Besides, he’s already mad at you for doing it, there’s no point in both of us being in trouble,” she said with a smile. “Drive out to the Point.”

“Why?” I asked and narrowed my eyes.

“Because I need to talk to you,” she said and looked out of her window.

I drove down to the Point, glancing at her every so often. At least this trip extended the talking to I was sure to get at home. Adara would lose her personality over this latest stunt and I wasn’t looking forward to it. I parked the Jeep just off the side of the road and Saga got out.