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    A Wee Bit of Magic
    A Wee Bit of Magic
    A Wee Bit of Magic
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    A Wee Bit of Magic

    By DP Scott

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    Robbie’s in trouble! When his mum disappears he’s sent to Ireland to live with his maternal grandmother--someone he’s never met. Nanna seems nice enough, but she is always warning him about fairies, leprechauns, banshees, pookas and grogoch, insisting these spirits live in the forest near her cottage. Of course, Robbie thinks she is a little bit off her rocker, but when he meets some of the other unusual locals, he suddenly changes his mind.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDP Scott
    Release dateMar 8, 2014
    ISBN9780988063563
    A Wee Bit of Magic
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    DP Scott

    DP Scott lives in Kelowna, BC with her husband, Roy and their cocker spaniel, Sophie. She is well traveled and has been to over thirty-five countries. Much of her inspiration comes from her travel experiences. Although she has always written, after years of working in the medical field, she finally retired and began to take her passion of writing seriously.

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      A Wee Bit of Magic - DP Scott

      A Wee Bit of Magic

      D. P. Scott

      Published by D.P. Scott at Smashwords

      Copyright 2014 D.P. Scott

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Chapter One

      It was the season for gentle mists, not torrential downpours. Yet for several weeks the sky had sent torrents upon the wee town of Monaghan. Some folk tried to pretend it was just an odd fluke of nature, but in their hearts they knew it was a sign that there had been a disturbance between the mortal and fairy world. Again tonight, the dark mysterious clouds began to quietly gather above the tiny village, releasing jagged bolts of lightning across the ominous sky.

      Robbie woke with a start. Nanna, please come! he screamed, wide-eyed and frightened as a gust of wind rattled the leaded glass windows and whistled noisily down the old stone chimney.

      The door to his room flew open and a short elderly woman dressed in night clothes rushed to the side of the bed. Another nightmare, Robbie? she asked, glancing nervously out the window.

      Robbie nodded and gripped his bed sheets. Nanna, I want to go home. Home to Scotland to look for mum, he said softly, almost begging. Please let me go. A flash of lightening lit up the room and he shivered as he glanced at his grandmother.

      Aye Robbie, I understand how ya feel and wish that I could let ya go. Ya poor wee bairn, lost your da to the angels and now ya mum has disappeared. She put her hand in his. Don’t think I haven’t thought of going meself, but it’d be no use. Where would we look? No, tis best to stay where we are and wait for the Central Scotland Police to phone and tell us that she’s safe. Can you stay with me in Monaghan til then?

      But Nanna, Ireland is so far away from Scotland. I want to go home and help look.

      I think it’s best to stay for a short time with me and see how it goes. Tomorrow ya start at the old schoolhouse. Is that what’s bothering ya? When Robbie didn’t answer she sighed and continued. It was good of the school to take ya midyear, Robbie. Ya have to go.

      I know Nanna, replied Robbie, looking towards the floor.

      Hush then and go back to sleep. Nanna drew the covers and tucked them around his shoulders. We’ll talk about it in the morning.

      Robbie watched his grandmother close the door, and then listened to the blowing wind. The pane of his bedroom window reacted by violently rattling. Glancing toward the noise, Robbie saw a flash of lightening light up the huge oak tree on the side of the cottage. The branches of the tree were bending and blowing in every direction. Snuggling under the eider down quilt, he tried not to think about the storm or his mother. He was stuck in Ireland and there was nothing he could do to help find his mum. The grandfather clock chimed and he counted the strikes. It was three in the morning and he knew he should try to get some sleep before school. But what was the use? His mother would surely be found in the next few days, and he would return to Scotland and his old school. The only reason he had agreed to attend the country school in Monaghan was because his grandmother had insisted.

      Robbie had been with his grandmother for two weeks now. He had been sent to her by Social Services because his mother did not come home after work one night. Too afraid to go to sleep, Robbie had stayed up all night waiting for her. In the morning, bleary eyed and frightened, he had gone to a neighbor to get help because he was worried his mum had been in an accident. But, she hadn’t according to the police constable. His mum had just somehow disappeared. If it hadn’t been for that horrible night, he thought, he wouldn’t be here getting to know a grandmother he had only heard about.

      When the alarm buzzed, Robbie turned over and looked at the time. He didn’t remember falling back to sleep. Jumping up, he got dressed, and ran down the hall. Nanna was in the kitchen making breakfast.

      Here ya go, she said as she slid a bowl of cereal and the milk towards him. Ya need to have a good breakfast before ya go to school.

      Thanks Nanna, he said, pouring the milk over his porridge and adding a teaspoon of sugar.

      Now remember what I told ya. Go straight to school and come home when ya is done. Don’t be going to the abandoned manor house because it’s haunted with spirits! We don’t want to stir up any banshees who know only death calling the O’Brien’s! And don’t go into the forest to look for fairies, even though it can be a strong temptation. I know when I was a wee girl I thought to see a fairy would be the best thing in the whole world. But, heaven knows plenty of children get caught by the fairies and...

      Nanna, you’ve told me this before! Robbie held the spoon filled with porridge in midair and wondered why his grandmother constantly talked about fairies, goblins and banshees! There’s no such thing as fairies!

      Aye, but there is, she replied, continuing with her lecture. Now if ya see a leprechaun, that’s a different story. Hold on to his leg tight, and don’t let go until he gives ya three wishes... Nanna persisted with her advice on the do’s and don’ts of catching a leprechaun, but Robbie wasn’t listening. It was the same stuff she had told him the day before and the day before that. He was beginning to think she was a little bit off her rocker. Maybe that was the reason his mum had never brought him to Ireland to meet her. She completed her recommendations about the

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