ZARA This moment feels a lot like the scene right before the marshmallow man shows up in Ghostbusters.The kind of quiet pause where something strange is about to happen. Everyone can feel it coming, even if no one says it out loud.Part of me already knows how this will end.Bacon-flavored oatmeal.“Yeah,” he says.“You’re sure?”“I’m sure.”He really isn’t sure. That much is obvious. His voice says one thing, but his expression says something else entirely. Still, there’s no point arguing about it now. Either he’ll figure out how the magic works, or he won’t. At the very least, this will keep him from ending up addicted to magic salt the way Caleb once did.The spell is invoked over his bowl, and attention moves on to Caleb’s.His eyes brighten immediately when he sees the small sprinkle of salt on top of the oatmeal. The grains shimmer faintly in the light, each one holding a soft trace of magic that flickers like tiny stars.“You’re thinking about what you want it to taste lik
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