Ella had been taking notes on the particular points Professor Elwood presented as well as some interesting facts that West shared with the class. Smart kid, West was. The blonde then smiled a little when learning they would be doing their own readings now. The practical parts of lessons were always the most fun in the badger’s opinion.

The three-card reading, that’s what they would be focusing on first. More specifically, reading for the past, present, and future. Ella was interested to see if the cards she picked had an accurate meaning for her life so she decided to work alone. Besides, she didn’t want to totally butcher anyone else’s reading.

First card was to be placed in the past spot which was on the left. The blonde picked at random and when she had a card, she glanced over at her textbook to see what it meant. Hmmm.

The Hanged Man.

This was the card that Ella placed down in the past position and the one she tried to apply to her own history. After reading the story and interpretation, the blonde’s green eyes grew a little wide. The Hanged Man was said to be in a sort of trap, caught between the future and the past, unmoving. Ella had sort of felt that way right after her mom left. She was dealing with all the things from that but knew that there were better times to come, yet they hadn't happened yet. The blonde scribbled this down and continued reading on.

This card was also said to mean selflessness and sacrifice. Ella bit her lip and nodded her head while skimming the text. This actually made a lot of sense too. The fifteen year old had sort of had to take on the mom role to her little brother as she was the oldest child and her Dad was off at work a lot during the summer. That could be considered selflessness and sacrifice in that some of her childhood had been sacrificed.