Red is for Romance Pg. 171-192

By: Laurie Faria Stolarz

Summary:

Shell goes to the kitchen to try to steal supplies to do a spell. He knows he is being watched but he does it anyway. The spell he does is for mental clarity. He is getting his memory back he knows his uncles name is Kyle. Brick comes and said he did a spell for Shell. Brick wants to question things but Mason almost broke her arm when she didn't want to steal things. Shell knows that Mason is brain washing them. Brick tells a story about how he ran away from home and ended up here. Lily was brought by her father but her father one day just left. Clay comes and finds them doing the spell. Brick fires back not to tell because he knows he took the necklace.

Stacey returns to the door and finds Janie tending to her splinter with mayo. Stacey helps her enough that Janie says Stacey can do her spells in the room now. Stacey's mom calls and tells Stacey to stop being selfish with Porsha. Stacey is just using Porsha to get to Jacob. After the phone call Stacey searches for her tranquilizers and can't find them.

Stacey is swimming and following Porsha's glowing, young mother. She is able to breathe because bubbles are all around her. They enter to what seems like a playhouse and Porsha's young mother turns into a woman. She talks about the other side and how she hasn't made it there yet. She wants Stacey to try to help Porsha harder. To convince Porsha, her mother tells her about an onyx bracelet that Porsha lost. Her mother knows it is in her pillow case. Her mother's name was Jessica Wallace. She was accidentally killed and tells Stacey to tell Porsha it was not her fault. Before leaving, Mrs. Wallace draws a "T" with a pentacle over it in the sand.

Response:

Shell is ever so slowly remembering his past. This is a good sign. He will be closer to Stacey soon. Janie is better understanding Stacey better too. Another good sign. Stacey is also learning more about Porsha's mother so she can help her more. But Jessica said something that stuck with me. She spoke of how Porsha is having different dreams about Jacob and her mother is not provoking them. That means Jacob is really going to die. I suspect Mason. He is a brainwashing freak who is making the people stay to be his friends.