My writing first chapter? What do you think?

Well, its a good start but it could be made better. First of all, does the abusive relationship between the mom and the daughter have anything to do with the plot of the story? If it doesn't, then i would consider writing that part out. Same with the mom's boyfriend. Does that add any additional detail to the story? Secondly, in this line: "Sure,” Rilletta said, “If you teach me how to do that magic thingy.” the word "thingy" seems very childish in relation to the plot and other characters. There are also some oxymorons used in the text, ones that don't make sense, so be careful with those. (i.e. calmly ordered) It would also help the story if we got to know a little bit more about the characters. Not too much, since this is only the first chapter but a tiny bit more. Overall, if you make some minor improvements, this would be a great book that i would definitely read. Keep writing!