Family Secrets
by JJ Steven
750-word competition
2nd prize Winner
Jamie Steven has been a writer since he learned how to hold a pencil. He adores worlds that include magic, secrets and mysterious characters, and when he’s not writing he’s almost certainly thinking about writing. This is his first entry to a writing competition and he is delighted with his place as runner-up.
Deep down, Faith had always known there were family secrets. Wilkins’ Magic Emporium was her father’s other baby, a wonderful building with spell books on the tables, bottled dreams on the shelves, jars of every weather condition at the counter. Faith adored it. It was a warmth in her chest, a home for her heart. So, when her father offered her a graduation gift, she longed for one thing only: the chance to finally work in the Emporium.