The Sisters Grimm Book 5: Magic and Other Misdemeanors
For Alison You put a spell on me
Puck flapped his wings hard but he couldn’t resist the pull of the black gaping hole above him He looked like a worm struggling to avoid a hungry catfish’s jaws Hello We’ve got a problem he cried as he flailed in midair Sabrina saw he was about to be swallowed and did the only thing she could think to do She grabbed Puck’s foot as he sailed past attempting to stop his ascent Unfortunately she too was jerked off the ground She cried out but her grandmother her uncle and Mr Canis were too far away to reach her Only Sabrina’s sister Daphne was nearby The little girl latched onto Sabrina’s pant leg only to be yanked off the ground as well Now all three of them were caught in the hole’s swirling gravitational gravitational pull Puck’s face passed through the event horizon and his head completely disappeared His upper torso and arms followed then his waist and finally his legs All that was left of him in this world were his sneakers Sabrina clung to them with all her strength
We’re losing him Daphne cried desperately Puck you have to fight it Sabrina shouted But her own words sounded laughable in Sabrina’s Sabrina’s ears How could he fight something with such power What could any of them do to save themselves themselves and soon the rest of the world from being being sucked into nothingness Puck’s shoes disappeared into the hole though Sabrina Sabrina could still feel them in her hands She knew if she let go he would be gone forever so she hung on tight even as she herself was swallowed Both her arms sank into the empty dark pool She took a deep breath and said a final silent prayer for her soul hoping that God would find her on the other side wherever that might be And then the hole quadrupled in size
1 Four Days Earlier I’m sure this could be considered child abuse Sabrina groaned How many children had grandmothers who woke them up by banging a metal pot with a spoon Granny Relda was like a member of the world’s most annoying marching band Sorry liebling but this is the only way to wake your sister Granny replied in her light German accent Up and at em Sabrina rolled over and eyed her seven-year-old sister Daphne The two of them had shared a bed for some time now and Sabrina was well aware of how soundly her little sister slept Daphne could doze undisturbed through a category-five hurricane so Granny was forced to resort to unusual
