The Ravens by Jackie Jacobi
Author:Jackie Jacobi
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781685130329
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: 2022-09-22T00:00:00+00:00
JOSS
I kick the pentagram away from Fosterâs classroom door with the side of my sneaker. Meiâs right. Charleyâs doing rituals without us. But if she thinks some spell is going to stop me, sheâs dead wrong.
Fosterâs door is wide open, but the lights are dim and the shades pulled down. For a second, I think Iâve missed him, but no, there he is, plain as day, sitting at an empty studentâs desk. The smart board is on but muted. Classic old man move. Subtitles and no sound.
Mr. Foster holds the remote in one hand and scribbles notes with the other. He has reading glasses on top of his head and wears his stupid book tie over a green button-down shirt.
He looks so innocent.
What if Charleyâs been right all along?
Maybe heâs just a regular man. Maybe heâs just a boring as hell, old as time English teacher. My friend Charleyâs dad, doing ordinary prep work for his classes. I almost turn around to leave. But I only have a split second to decide and my body moves without me. Because handsome or not and nerdy or not and nice or not, Brynn told me something. She told me something about him and I believe her.
âMr. Foster?â
He jumps.
I shut the door. Just me and him. Him and me.
âSorry,â he gestures at the screen. Heâs watching the film version of Macbeth that my English teacher already showed my class last week. âI was very focused. Come in, Jocelyn. How can I help you?â
âCharley says you do SAT tutoring.â
âMaybe you can help Charley with the math and she can help you with the English.â
âI want a teacher to help me. Iâm trying to get into MIT. For engineering. I need to get the English way up.â
âWhat kind of engineering?â
âAerospace.â
âWow! Thatâs very specific.â
Iâm sweating. The school has almost no heat, but thereâs still disgusting sweat dripping down my face and onto my neck.
âSo, do you do private tutoring?â
My voice is clear and confident, despite all the sweat.
âAlright, then, Jocelyn. Thereâs a specific prep book that Iâd like you to ââ
âOh, yeah? Which one is that?â
I take out my phone and pretend to open a browser to look for the book. Switch on my video camera instead. Draw closer to him. Shaking.
Touch me. You go ahead and touch me, you sicko.
âI like the official SAT ââ
âThank you, Mr. Foster.â Closer. Closer. I stand right next to him. I video his hands. He looks at me. I see it in his eyes. Iâm powerful. Iâm a force. Iâm-
The door bursts open.
âHey, Mr. Foster!â
âWell, hello there, Khadija.â Mr. Foster says. âWhy arenât you at lunch? Actually, why arenât either of you at lunch?â
âWhen are we getting our quizzes back?â
âI hope tomorrow.â
âDid you grade mine? You said youâd do our class first this time.â
He laughs. âGet to lunch. Both of you!â
âThe book?â I say to Mr. Foster. âGo ahead, Khadija. Iâll catch up.â
âYou know what? Iâm sure Charley has it. You can borrow hers instead of buying one. Sound good?â
Iâm at a loss for words.
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