Chapter 42 Tag It

*Ana*

This shawl is magic! It’s the only way I can describe it. Otherwise, I don’t know. Could I say it’s witchcraft? That Maddie is a powerful witch in disguise this entire time?

No, that would be too silly. I could never entertain such a childish notion.

But I will say this. That there is something special about it. Behind the obvious flash of red and gold, there is something I can not see but can feel.

Maddie's new shawl seems to harbor some power within it.

Since putting it on, I have not had a single incident. I still get the customary stare, but it’s more to do with me suddenly wearing it. Otherwise, I’ve had no issues. No one has brought it up.

Both the whispers and nasty looks have stopped.

Dare I even say, when I catch them in a stare, it’s different. Almost as if they are disappointed. That or they have nothing to talk about anymore.

Even Mykhol keeps quiet. It seems to have also created some effect on him.

I pause from my reading to look up. It is now past