Literature
Whim Manor And The Boy Who Wasn't
Chapter 1: Wicked Step-Sister
[DEVIATION]
Friday, October 8, 2013—West Hills High School Library.
“Jesus Dude, you’re on your own.” Justin backed away from me. We were peering around a stack in the library, peering at Nora. She was leaning against a bookshelf, reading. She didn’t seem immediately threatening, but she was big in an Amazonian sort of way. That and she looked twenty-five.
“She can’t be that bad, can she?” I asked, watching her push her straight dark hair back behind square shoulders.
“You remember the entire sophomore wrestling team running laps last week at lunch?”
“Yeah?” I said.
“That was Nora. She shows up at tryouts, guys try outs, and they all laugh at her, and then she whoops all their asses. Every. Single. One.”
I looked back at Nora. She was thumbing through a book—the book I needed—with a sort of amused sneer on her face.
“Did they let her on the team?” I asked.
“No, dude. She turned them down.”
“Okay… Why’d she try out then?”
“Coach
![A Feast Fit For A Prince, Part One [Commission]](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/fb7b981c-9700-458b-9a8a-6abd6da71ff7/ddbsloj-6d2e519e-bf23-4480-afb2-75eebd576c9b.jpg/v1/crop/w_184,h_184,x_10,y_0,scl_0.064245810055866,q_70,strp/a_feast_fit_for_a_prince__part_one__commission__by_hansel_fleischer_ddbsloj-92s-2x.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTA1MyIsInBhdGgiOiIvZi9mYjdiOTgxYy05NzAwLTQ1OGItOWE4YS02YWJkNmRhNzFmZjcvZGRic2xvai02ZDJlNTE5ZS1iZjIzLTQ0ODAtYWZiMi03NWVlYmQ1NzZjOWIuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.-vWF2d-5h7bXfopWqM0clMAR_99iWLMPI7X-4xPyJOM)
![A Feast Fit For A Prince, Part One [Commission]](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/fb7b981c-9700-458b-9a8a-6abd6da71ff7/ddbsloj-6d2e519e-bf23-4480-afb2-75eebd576c9b.jpg/v1/crop/w_92,h_92,x_5,y_0,scl_0.032122905027933,q_70,strp/a_feast_fit_for_a_prince__part_one__commission__by_hansel_fleischer_ddbsloj-92s.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTA1MyIsInBhdGgiOiIvZi9mYjdiOTgxYy05NzAwLTQ1OGItOWE4YS02YWJkNmRhNzFmZjcvZGRic2xvai02ZDJlNTE5ZS1iZjIzLTQ0ODAtYWZiMi03NWVlYmQ1NzZjOWIuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.-vWF2d-5h7bXfopWqM0clMAR_99iWLMPI7X-4xPyJOM)
![A Feast Fit For A Prince, Part Two [Commission]](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/fb7b981c-9700-458b-9a8a-6abd6da71ff7/ddbxa8s-83939615-7903-4581-a97f-eb71cdaf1529.jpg/v1/crop/w_184,h_184,x_10,y_0,scl_0.064245810055866,q_70,strp/a_feast_fit_for_a_prince__part_two__commission__by_hansel_fleischer_ddbxa8s-92s-2x.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTA1MyIsInBhdGgiOiIvZi9mYjdiOTgxYy05NzAwLTQ1OGItOWE4YS02YWJkNmRhNzFmZjcvZGRieGE4cy04MzkzOTYxNS03OTAzLTQ1ODEtYTk3Zi1lYjcxY2RhZjE1MjkuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.SHL4mxJZlyNvk-CNOr4MWXFmuYfC5OCwIPFdls-jtCc)
![A Feast Fit For A Prince, Part Two [Commission]](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/fb7b981c-9700-458b-9a8a-6abd6da71ff7/ddbxa8s-83939615-7903-4581-a97f-eb71cdaf1529.jpg/v1/crop/w_92,h_92,x_5,y_0,scl_0.032122905027933,q_70,strp/a_feast_fit_for_a_prince__part_two__commission__by_hansel_fleischer_ddbxa8s-92s.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTA1MyIsInBhdGgiOiIvZi9mYjdiOTgxYy05NzAwLTQ1OGItOWE4YS02YWJkNmRhNzFmZjcvZGRieGE4cy04MzkzOTYxNS03OTAzLTQ1ODEtYTk3Zi1lYjcxY2RhZjE1MjkuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.SHL4mxJZlyNvk-CNOr4MWXFmuYfC5OCwIPFdls-jtCc)
![Enlarging the Coach, Part 2 [Commission]](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/fb7b981c-9700-458b-9a8a-6abd6da71ff7/dfcks40-a53a9f52-ef4a-47c3-af82-b2f0d1ce7d09.jpg/v1/crop/w_184,h_184,x_11,y_0,scl_0.061333333333333,q_70,strp/enlarging_the_coach__part_2__commission__by_hansel_fleischer_dfcks40-92s-2x.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTAzMyIsInBhdGgiOiIvZi9mYjdiOTgxYy05NzAwLTQ1OGItOWE4YS02YWJkNmRhNzFmZjcvZGZja3M0MC1hNTNhOWY1Mi1lZjRhLTQ3YzMtYWY4Mi1iMmYwZDFjZTdkMDkuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.2mC7OJNyodA3AjHVthE_zUzcyqGYuNZ1V0FdT48WqXY)
![Enlarging the Coach, Part 2 [Commission]](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/fb7b981c-9700-458b-9a8a-6abd6da71ff7/dfcks40-a53a9f52-ef4a-47c3-af82-b2f0d1ce7d09.jpg/v1/crop/w_92,h_92,x_6,y_0,scl_0.030666666666667,q_70,strp/enlarging_the_coach__part_2__commission__by_hansel_fleischer_dfcks40-92s.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTAzMyIsInBhdGgiOiIvZi9mYjdiOTgxYy05NzAwLTQ1OGItOWE4YS02YWJkNmRhNzFmZjcvZGZja3M0MC1hNTNhOWY1Mi1lZjRhLTQ3YzMtYWY4Mi1iMmYwZDFjZTdkMDkuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.2mC7OJNyodA3AjHVthE_zUzcyqGYuNZ1V0FdT48WqXY)
