“I really don’t see the point in this,” I sighed. I never really saw the point half the things Luna wanted to do.
“Just shut up and stir” Luna barked. Luna’s my best friend, even if she gets a little impatient when she’s mixing potions. Yeah I know, already sounds really weird, two best friends, Tabby and Luna mixing potions. But that’s the best thing about us, our oddities.
“Tabby, Tabby your meant to be stirring clockwise,” Luna sniffed. Being in her auntie's sun room triggers her allergies but her Grandparents are against the whole magic thing and my parents don’t cook so theirs hardly anything that could be used to puree cow liver with, ok, so we only used a cow liver once, but you get the picture.
“Honestly is it going to make a difference? I’ve been stirring for fourty five minutes!, what ever magic this concoction possessed has well and truly vamoosed!” I complained.
“I swear, you're magically retarded Tabby Salts, and that ,my dear, is why you have me.” Luna giggled waving her wooden spoon around in the air.
“oh, I thought I had you to eat my lunch for me,” I laughed as Luna screwed up her face.
“This isn’t really working is it?” she asked as I shock my head.
“Alright, alright, I give up!” she snarled dropping her spoon on the floor and skipping out of the room. I let out a giggle and followed her out the room.
***
“Tabby, come on honey, it’s time to go!” My mother smiled as she rested her hand on my head. I looked up and smiled weakly at my mother.
“Bye Luna,” I sniffed, kissing my hand and running it along the headstone.
“Happy birthday.” I whispered as I stood up. Mum wrapped me in a bear hug.
“I know, honey,” she whispered into my hair. She didn’t, really, but it was nice to hear. Mum wrapped her arm around my waist and we walked to the car.
“What were you daydreaming about?” Mum asked as she slid into the drivers seat. “Making potions in Mrs Tate’s Sunroom” I laughed.
I pulled the belt across me and relaxed back into my seat. Today was Luna’s sweet sixteenth, we were going to have the biggest party for it. We had everything planned.
