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stomach was tied like a Chinese knot. I thought about my day with Lukas, all night. It plagued my mind.
    The feeling was like being in a tangled web. It spun and spun out of my control. My mind was light-years away as I mechanically arranged the complimentary tray. Faintly I heard a familiar voice.
    “Brianna.”
    My name finally registered through the smog of my own thoughts. I don’t know how long she had been calling my name. Turning toward the sound of my aunt’s voice, I like a complete klutz, knocked a figurine off the counter beside me. In horror, I watched the shiny porcelain faerie tumble to the ground and smash to smithereens. The sound was like a crash, booming through the serene shop.
    “I’m sorry. I don’t know what is wrong with me today.” Lie , screamed my conscious.
    She put a steady hand on my arm as I went to bend down and clean up my mess. “It’s okay, really. I got this. Why don’t you take a load off for a bit?”
    Nodding, I took a seat on one of the stools.
    She grabbed a broom and dust pan from the back, her eyes brimmed with concern when she returned. “You seem a little out of sorts. Do you have something on your mind?”
    No matter how much I tried to disguise my emotions, no one knew me like my aunt. Everything inside me wanted to pour my heart out, all the dirty details. Finding out I was a witch. The haunting dreams. Lukas. Gavin. I could use some loving advice right now, someone to tell me how to handle this sticky situation, someone to help shoulder all the mounting stress.
    How much could I really tell her without getting her involved in trouble?
    “I don’t know. Maybe,” I admitted. I studied her as she effortlessly picked up the broken pieces. Too bad my problems weren’t able to be swept away so easily.
    What was life without complications?
    Peaceful.
    Her light brown hair was secured in a low ponytail with a pen stuck in it. There was some ribbon pieces around her neck from a floral piece she had been assembling. “Want to talk about it?” she asked casually, giving me the option.
    I might not being able to tell her about the spells, the magic , or the witchcraft, but boy troubles were common teenage problems. Right?
    “Umm. Maybe.” I sighed. “There is this boy. A friend,” I added.
    “I see. Is he really just a friend ?” she questioned without judgment. This was why it was so easy to talk with her.
    Was Lukas only a friend? “ It’s complicated.”
    She pursed her lips. “You’re afraid how Gavin will feel about this friendship ?”
    Ding. Ding. Ding. “Not only that, he doesn’t really know about him. I’m not sure he would understand.”
    She was probably wondering how I had suddenly become so boy crazed. Honestly, I was too. “Well you won’t know until you tell him. I think that you need to be honest here, to both of them. The longer you prolong the truth, the harder it will be to confess. Trust me. Secrets are never good.”
    And I did – trust her. I trusted my aunt more than anyone. She was not just my aunt. She was my friend, my guardian, my family. “You’re right. I’ve already decided to tell Gavin. It just has me completely freaked out.”
    “Understandable.” She brush ed a strand of hair out of my face. “Whatever happens Brianna, you can handle it.”
    I hope d she was right, because the pit in my stomach wasn’t so certain. Her unabashed confidence in me was a boost to my bruised esteem. I could always count on my aunt to make any situation less complicated.
    A fter work I knew that it was now or never. The sun was just beginning to set over the horizon casting waves of purple and orange. The temperature had dropped making the evening refreshingly cool.
    Pulling into my driveway, I took a deep breath and texted Gavin before I lost my nerve. Can you come over?
    His response was quick and short. On my way .
    Just like that.
    No what’s up. No questions. He was just that forthcoming.
    It was hard to imagine my life before Gavin ,