Above the Mask

[KAELIA BRYNN HALLOWAY]

I sit by the counter, a shaky fork in hand, food laid before me, eyes stuck on the Witch who pops a bottle open, and sets a glass.

I think I am stuck in time, or I am trying to process what little I could, ending up just watching her glass being filled to the brim. A clear fizzy substance.

“Champagne?” she asks, eyes finally lifting to me.

My eyes find hers, and my heart dr