Ch. 67: First Phase

CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN

Ally~

It was five minutes until the full moon was at its highest. And I was already in pain. I was wearing the orange pendant, like my grandmother told me. But unlike anything I imagined in my mind growing up, rather than being whisked off in air like Princess Fiona in Shrek making a transformation, this was painful. My mom felt terrible. She had told me about hers, but from what she remembered it was no more painful than some period cramps. We knew mine would be different with my level of power being higher according to grandma, but yikes.

“Oh Al-,” my mom said sadly at my side, “I feel so helpless, I’m sorry. Keep breathing through it, you’re nearly there. I’m going to bake you the most giant bundt cake when this is over.”

I laughed and winced. Mom handed me a pillow and I squeezed into it as the next wave built.

“I’m taking you up on that,” I said quickly, out of breath from biting back a scream.

Two minutes to the full moon full height and the penda