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the vision in the well

raven and i don't speak two words to each other until i pull her to my side of the enchanted lake.

i let go of her arm, and take a breath before speaking. "what happened?"

raven crosses her arms, shrugging. "i was selfish," she says. "i realized i was being selfish."

"now that can't be it," i take her shoulders, pleading with her. "raven, i know you. you couldn't have changed your mind that quick without something getting to you. so what happened?"

my best friends shoulders slump, and lets her hands fall to her sides. her eyes soften, the corners glistening with tears.

"raven.."

"i saw something." she admits. "in the wishing well. after we left heritage hall, i went to the well, and it showed me the future of you, and our friends if i didn't sign the book."

"oh, raven.."

"i don't want anything to happen to you, or maddie, or anyone." she sniffles. "i can't be the cause of a future like that."

"come here," i whisper. raven rests her head on my shoulder and we sink into the grass. she cries, and all i can do is be there with her and stroke her hair.

i was going to get to the bottom of this.

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back in my dorm, i scrounge around for a coin.

for what you may ask?

i was going to the wishing well.

but i had to be quick. it was almost curfew, and the sun had gone down. stars had begun to spot the sky.

a glint of silver catches my eye. i smile, picking up the silver coin from my desk drawer. i laugh to myself before hurrying out the dorm, running into duchess on my way out.

"woah," she says. "what's going with you?"

"i need to figure something out."

"it's almost curfew." duchess lifts her brow. "what's that important?"

"something," i tell her. "can you make sure no one realizes i'm gone?"

"y/n.."

"duchess. please." i plead.

duchess sighs. "fine. don't be long."

i give her a quick hug. "thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"yeah, yeah." she rolls her eyes, but i see the smile on her face. "hurry,"

"i will!" i call back as i rush down the stairs. i sneak through the school, thankfully unseen, and slip out a side door.

i throw the coin into the air, and a puff of lilac magic warms my blood as i turn into a swan. i catch the coin in my beak.

unfurling my wings, i take flight toward the well.

when i get there and change back, i twirl the coin in my fingers. i can only hope the well shows me something different.

i hold the coin over the well. "i wish to know what'll happen if we don't sign the storybook of legends." then i drop it in. i wait.

one minute. two.

nothing had happened.

it was lie.

there was no vision in the well.

and i'm pretty sure i know who put it there.