Mary was getting worried. Luna seemed upset when they left school and she hadn’t even looked at the texts Mary had sent since. She didn’t want her best friend doing something stupid, especially with that dammed book.
Luna always seemed to get this way whenever Lily got involved. Mary couldn’t deny that Lily was pretty cute and she’d probably be a lot of fun if she wasn’t so uptight all the time. She could just imagine the blond girl letting loose, dropping the Bible club schtick and allowing herself to experiment. Maybe Mary could help her with that.
“Oh fuck.” Mary cursed. Maybe she’d been a bad friend. Hell maybe Luna actually had feelings for her all this time while she’d been crushing on Lily. Mary grabbed her phone and hit Luna’s speed dial. She would apologize, maybe go somewhere that weekend. They could be alone and talk things through.
Luna’s phone rang, two, three, four times.
“What if she hates me? What if made up the whole summoning thing so we could be alone and I let Lily ruin it? She’ll never want to speak to me after that.” The thoughts raced through her mind.
There was a click as the call was answered.
“Hi Luna. It’s Mary, but you probably know that.”
It complete silence on the other end.
“I just wanted say I’m sorry. About today. In the supply closet.”
Still nothing.
“Like, I know you were excited about the book and the ritual and everything, and then Lily came in and I know you don’t like her and...”
There was a funny smell coming from somewhere. Was that her phone?
“Anyway, I was thinking maybe we should do something to make up for it. Maybe we could go to the closet again tomorrow and try again.”
Mary remembered being in the tight space with her friend. She could smell her breath, see every bead of sweat form on her skin.
“It was pretty hot there today so we might want to wear something a bit more comfy. And if the spell doesn’t work, then maybe we could... you know... do something... else.”
Luna still didn’t respond but Mary knew she was there and felt the same way.
“Like that night your mom was out of town and we found all her toys. We went pretty crazy that weekend. You got pretty excited and kissed me. You said you loved me. Oh god how am I so stupid?”
Mary could hear, no, she could feel a rhythm through the call. It spoke to her, melding with her subconscious, filling her mind with ancient instructions.
“And Lily will be there too. You’re just like her now. What’s it like? I need to know. Everyone should know.”
Wisps of smoke peeled off the phone, wrapping themselves around Mary’s head and filling her ears and mouth. She didn’t move a mussel the rest of the night.
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