I heard a sound at the front door, the mailman stuffing our box with next month’s bills. I got up to check if there was any news from UCLA. Because I had been accepted late—with my father’s help—it looked like I was going to have trouble getting the classes I wanted. But I wasn’t worried—I was just grateful a part of my life was returning to normal.
In the box I found a red letter addressed to me, with no return address. The stamp said it had been mailed from Las Vegas. I tore it open in front of Alex. She must have seen my face fall.
“What’s wrong?” she asked.
I held out the letter so we could both read it.
I needed to read it twice to believe it.
Dear Jessie,
I pray this note finds you well.
You put on a wonderful show in the desert.
One day soon we’ll have to meet.
Yours, the Alchemist
P.S. Syn sends her greetings.
“Who the hell is the Alchemist?” Alex asked.
“Trust me, you don’t want to know,” I said.
“But that line about Syn. That’s a joke, isn’t it? You killed her. I mean, you killed her in witch world. Shouldn’t she have automatically died in this world?”
I remembered how Kendor had sworn he had killed the Alchemist in witch world. That he could not possibly be alive in the real world. Kendor had been adamant, and yet there had been something in his voice that had made me doubt him.
“That’s what I was told,” I said.
Alex chewed on that a moment. “Are you worried?”
I hesitated. “Yes.”
JESSIE’S STORY WILL CONTINUE IN
WITCH WORLD II
CHRISTOPHER PIKE is a bestselling author of young adult novels. The Thirst series, The Secret of Ka, and the Remember Me and Alosha trilogies are some of his favorite titles. He is also the author of several adult novels, including Sati and The Season of Passage. Thirst and Alosha are slated to be released as feature films. Pike currently lives in Santa Barbara, California, where it is rumored he never leaves his house. But he can be found online at christopherpikebooks.com.
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Pike, Christopher, 1955–
Witch world / Christopher Pike. — 1st Pulse hardcover ed.
p. cm.
Summary: On a high school graduation road trip to Las Vegas, Jessie, still in love with her ex-boyfriend Jimmy, discovers that she possesses extraordinary powers and the ability to exist in both the real world and in an alternate world.
ISBN 978-1-4424-3028-0 (alk. paper)
[1. Witches—Fiction. 2. Supernatural—Fiction. 3. Love—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.P626Wi 2012
[Fic]—dc23
2011045000
ISBN: 978-1-4424-3028-0 (print)
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Christopher Pike, Witch World
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