Chapter 71

I scrunched my eyebrows together. "A witch gave us power?" Alex shook his head. "Not us. Our child." "What does this have to do with the message?!" I asked exasperated. Dr. Nale sighed. "I believe that your child is the 'he' in the message. That your child will be in danger." Alex Em plopped face-down on my bed. I sat at the edge of the bed and gently rubbed circles on her back. "Em. Talk to me," I begged. After Dr. Nale told her about his theory, Em claimed that she was tired. I can tell that this is stressing her out. We were supposed to have fun on this trip, but now we're dealing with a witch casting a spell on our child that doesn't exist. Yet. "I hate witches," she mumbled into the pillow. "Why can't people just leave me alone?" I gently pulled her off the pillow to reveal her red-eyes and tear stained face. "I'm sorry, Em. I really am. I wish none of this was happening," I said softly. I b