Part 1: Chapter 6:

Once we were safely outside and had walked a few blocks in silence away from the school, I was the first to break the silence, again. I always seem to be the one doing that.

"What is it that nearly got you killed Bobby?" I asked. "Or, what exactly can you do?"

"First off, I can do magic. Secondly, I can perform a spell that lets me speak with the dead," Bobby said, his voice dropping. "The last time I tried it, I went so deep into the darkness that I almost didn't come back. Annabella had Daniel break the circle I'd made. He severed the connection to the spell. All I really remember is falling through endless darkness." He shuddered visibly.

"Wow," I breathed, my mind reeling.

"Yeah," Bobby exhaled. Then he suddenly clapped his hands together. "Well, I've had enough excitement for one day. Later, lovebirds!" He bounded off laughing.

"Is he always like that?" I asked, watching him disappear around the corner.

"Pretty much. Whenever things get too heavy, he cracks a joke and runs," Dani