Jen turned towards her, “Oh?”
“I’ve still got the curse... You want it back so you can get rid of it...” Suzy explained.
“But... Technically... You got rid of it when you gave it to me. Why don’t you just let me deal with it instead? Save the hassle of trading it back again...”
“But Suzy, it’s too dangerous...” Jen replied, “Plus... It’s my backup plan if something goes wrong before I fixed everyone...”
“How many do you have left?” Suzy asked.
“I’m not sure... I think just Vanessa.” Jen answered.
Suzy argued, “Just Vanessa? Shit... You can do your touch fix next time we see her.”
“You don’t need the curse for that.”
“How did you plan to get rid of it anyway? Isn’t the only way to pass it to someone else?”
Jen felt intimidated by Suzy’s sudden seriousness. “I don’t know, I hadn’t really thought that far ahead.”
“OK... There’s something I’d like to do with it, and I’ll make sure it goes away afterwards.” Suzy added.
“But I’ll hold onto it until after you fix Vanessa, alright?”
Jen wanted to argue but decided against it. She knew what the curse was capable of and didn’t want to make Suzy mad.
“Alright... Just... Please don’t hurt anyone with it.” Jen begged.
Suzy kept a stern expression as she got up and left. Jen wasn’t sure what to make of it. She stood up and followed her to the locker room. Suzy didn’t offer any clues as to what she had in mind. Jen didn’t like it, but had no choice but to trust her. Suzy had made it perfectly clear that she didn’t plan to send the curse back. She didn't even give Jen another change to ask. She just picked up her backpack and a jacket from her locker, then left without saying goodbye...