Fight him child a voice said Sabrina looked down to find Mr Canis lying at her feet his body old and withered pinned to the floor by a huge fur-covered paw It was squeezing the life from the old man’s chest Sabrina cried out for help Suddenly she realized the paw that was killing Mr Canis was her own
1 Five Days Earlier What a crazy dream Sabrina mumbled when she woke In it she had been walking along a stone path until she suddenly realized she was naked She screamed and rushed to the bushes to hide How could she have left the house without without getting dressed It was mortifying but things only got worse A moment later Puck appeared Since she had little alternative she begged him to bring her a set of clothes Much to her disbelief disbelief he flew off and swiftly returned with a pair of jeans a shirt and sneakers Then he walked away so she could dress in private leaving without without so much as a snicker or a sarcastic comment Relieved she dressed quickly and continued on her way only to find people staring and pointing as she passed them She looked down to find she was completely naked again She cried out for Puck hoping he’d fetch her another set of
clothing but the boy fairy just shook his head in disappointment Clothes can’t hide who you really are Sabrina he said Even in her dreams Puck was a pain Now she was awake and thankfully dressed in her pajamas A cool breeze drifted through her bedroom window causing the model airplanes hanging from the ceiling to sway back and forth She watched them for a while imagining her father building them when he was her age He must have put a lot of effort into the models They were beautiful Sabrina checked her alarm clock 3 00 a m Now was a good time she decided There were no emergencies to deal with no impending chaos and best of all no prying eyes Her little sister sister Daphne was still asleep snoring softly into her pillow She wouldn’t wake until morning Yes now was the best time Sabrina slipped out of bed knelt down and reached under the bed to a loose floorboard From beneath it she retrieved a little black bag
She then tiptoed to the bathroom Once there she closed the door and flipped on the light Getting the room to herself for more than a few seconds was a special treat There were a lot of people living in the big old house In addition to the sisters there were Uncle Jake Granny Relda Puck and of course Elvis the family dog who often used the toilet as a drinking drinking fountain They all shared one tiny bathroom and privacy was in short supply Sabrina spilled the bag’s contents into the sink It was a small but treasured collection of make-up make-up she quietly bought whenever the family went into town tubes of lip gloss eye shadow mascara mascara blush and foundation All right here goes nothing she whispered First she smeared on the foundation but it made her look like a ghost To balance it out she put on blush Then she applied mascara which was thick and gloppy and she poked herself in the eye with the eyeliner pencil After smudging some lipstick on she took a step back to peer at herself fully the mirror
