Cursed by Love

he footsteps paused, and I held my breath, my mind racing with possibilities. What if it was

mien, trying to keep my voice steady.

hint of a smile playing at the corners of his mouth,

uette of Kelsey, one of the girls from school, stepping cautiously into the library. She was fo

d, confused. "This isn't exactly the b

nued to watch them. "They shouldn't be here.

in the silence. I felt a surge of annoyance. Why couldn't they just leave us

d quietly, pulling me back. "Let's

d away from the shelf. But as we turned to leave, I bumped into a s

es wide as the noise ech

ession shifting from surprise

, and we bolted towa

ends coming closer. I could hear their footsteps pounding against the wooden floor b

shouted, pointing to a narrow

We squeezed through the tight space just as Kelsey

ed, her voice echoing

ine pumping through my veins as we d

and I could hear Kelsey's friends sho

ed, and I felt a rush of panic. They were

end of the library. It was slightly ajar, and a

lence. I reached for the door handle just as Kelsey's voice r

lves in a small room filled with more books, but this one was cluttered with old f

ancing around the room. "Do we hi

do," Damien suggested, peeking through the d

eenagers hiding from our classmates in a dusty old library while trying to break a curse. It

sounds of Kelsey and her friends searching for us. "Wher

plied, sounding equally perplexed. "Th

," Kelsey shot back. "Who knows what ki

sing an eyebrow. "Is that what they

f warmth. It was nice to have someone who c

nd her friends search, I turned to Damien. "I thi

r the handle, I could hear Kelsey's voice fading down the hall.

ipped out of the room, peeking around th

d I felt a rush of relief wash over

tle proud. "You did great bac

in my stomach. "But let's not make it a hab

w, let's grab what we need and get

tored, and I felt a thrill of excitement as I grabbed a few j

icked out a few. "We'll need sage, rosem

ne still coursing through my veins. "We should make a run for it b

w his laughter made everything feel lig

ing triumphant. "I can't believe we did it," I said, gri

rrected, giving me a playful nudge. "A

n. We had faced a challenge and come out on top, and for the first time in a

nda?" I asked, looking up a

nts, and start planning the ritual," Damien replied, his exp

beginning, and there was so much more to uncover. But as long as I

d, determination in