You woke up to the sound of your alarm clock and grumpily hit the snooze button, wishing it were Saturday instead of Tuesday and turned off the alarm before crawling out of bed. You had always got up early to get to the shower first as your sisters always used a lavender body wash. If you did not get to the shower first, you ended up with that smell all over you for the remainder of the day.
"It's not a bad smell." you sleepily said to yourself. "I just don't like it on me."
You turned on the water and disrobed before stepping in. As you lathered yourself, your mind drifted to the mystery surrounding our family. You were curious where Hayley had been all last year, you were worried that Mel was crying over more than how to reveal her feelings to Harry, and you were suspicious that Hannah was up to more than just cleaning her room when you questioned her the day before. The only person you had not questioned was mom who had told you and your sisters that they could talk to her about anything...
"Maybe if I tell mom my secret alone." you mussed quietly. "She might tell me what's going on."
Then, as you began to wake up more, you caught the familiar scent of lavender and looked down to see that your own body wash was missing and, in its place, was a fresh bottle of your sister's scented body wash. You were just now rinsing and there was no time to take another shower, this brought your frustrations to new heights, causing you to scream, shaking the walls of the bathroom. In the hall, Hayley had heard you and came running. Only she knew what had happened the instant she saw Hannah holding your body wash in her hands, giggling.
"That's not funny, sis!" scolded Hayley, quietly. "John is going to be very annoyed with you!"
"It's just a joke." said Hannah, her smile vanishing. "It's not like I..." she winced. "...you know, did anything to him."
Hayley shook her head. "You know that John was questioning us yesterday!" she whispered, angrily. "Pulling stunts on him now will only make things worse!"
Hayley did not mention that she was beginning to suspect Mel was right about what she had seen. Only her suspicions surrounded you slowly becoming a girl due to a condition known as the twin factor. She learned at witch school that, in rare cases, a boy twin to a witch could temporarily gain low level magic powers due to the transformation occurring from the inside out. In most such cases, the boy keeps his power a secret out of fear until it is too late and the outer changes occur, permanently sealing his fate as a girl and a witch.
"It has to be that." thought Hayley. "It explains everything Mel claimed. The flame test, the fireball used to cancel her water globe, his vanishing from the room, and her missing magic book." she then shivered. "If that is the case, his outer transformation could occur at any time..."
She was pulled from her thoughts as the bathroom door opened and you angrily stepped out. "Who's the wise guy who swapped my body wash for that lavender soap!?" you demanded.
Hannah yelped and you turned to her, only she was no longer holding your body wash. "What's wrong with you?"
"Looking for this?" asked Hayley with a low giggle.
You turned to your older sister, turning red. "Very cute, Hayley!" you yelled, furious.
"Oh, calm down." said Hayley, maintaining her smile. "You smell great and besides..." she squeezed and shook your body wash bottle. "... you were out anyway."
You grunted then stormed passed her. "I got to finish getting ready for school!"
As you slammed the door to your bedroom, Hayley sighed, her smile vanishing before turning to Hannah. "You owe me!"
With that, she stormed off herself to talk to mom who later came to your room, looking concerned.
"John, you are too frustrated to go to school today." she said. "I'm worried that you're going to blow up on someone."
"I'm fine." you said, more calmly than you felt. "I've just been... distracted lately. Hayley's prank didn't help anything."
"Maybe you're coming down with something." suggested mom, discretely waving her hand. "You know getting all worked up like this can make you sick."
"Mom, I said I'm..." you never finished your sentence as your head suddenly started to throb terribly before your entire body began shake with the chills. "What...?"
You collapsed onto the floor, moaning in misery. Mom knelled down and took you into her arms. "I told you, such stress related illnesses can hit you out of nowhere." she said. "I know, your dad had them too, when he was your age."
Mom then put you to bed and tucked you in. "I'll have Dr. Thompson look after you while I take the girls to school." she told you, kindly. "You stay in bed. I'm keeping you home for the rest of the week, just to be safe."
She lightly kissed you on the forehead. "Try not to worry about anything, I'll be back soon."
After she had left, you felt the urge to get to your lab so to get rid of whatever you had been hit with. Only you were not sure if it was worth the risk with Dr. Thompson on the way to look after you.
"Illnesses of this degree do not hit you out of nowhere." you whispered. "Mom must be the witch." you paused. "What of my sisters, they've been tight lipped as well, could they all be witches? If so, what does that make me?"
You were studying the magic book but your focus was only on the similarities between it and your science book, not the details that would have answered all of your questions. At the moment, your only concern was weather or not to take the risk to get to your lab.
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