Fiction: Witch
Celia didn't mean to do it but there was no way to undo it. As she vacuumed and dusted each room in her house, she pondered again why she did it.
The two widows, also sisters, Mrs. Khaos and Mrs. Wort, talked so much they carried around lozenges everywhere they go. If they had not been careless in what they said, Celia wouldn't have lost her fiancé, her dog and her father. The fiancé, she didn't mind losing since she didn't want to marry anyone who didn't trust her. Her dog, who was the victim of stupid people who kidnapped him for his safety but didn't know how to care for him, will be remembered. Her father, who was always faithful to his wife, had an heart attack when he heard how his wife had ran around with another man before her death, will always be missed.
Taking out the trash, Celia paused to look around the neighborhood she had lived in her whole life. All was quiet on this Saturday afternoon. In five days, she would be gone from here.
Once inside the house, Celia thought of Mrs. Khaos and Mrs. Wort stewing in the basement. The only fact they got right was Celia was a witch though that was no comfort.
Celia took two cups of water down to the basement and placed them inside each cage and closed it. If they hadn't been scratching each other with their sharp claws, she wouldn't have separated them.
Back upstairs, she started on taping up the boxes. If it was wrong to turn the old biddies into cats, would it be even more wrong to alter them to always speak only the truth? Wiping their memories of the last month was probably wrong too. Unless they weren't thirsty, their memories would stay intact. She hoped when they changed back tomorrow, they wouldn't remember her.
For Monday (as we skip Sundays), the letter X, the choices are (1) XS (extra small), (2) XCIX (99), (3) XOXO (hugs and kisses). Choose which word I might ramble about or tell a story.
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How about hugs and kisses -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteChristine: Thanks for choosing and thank you for coming by. Have a lovely day.
DeleteWhat's the point of being a witch if you don't cause some mayhem? For Monday, how about XOXO?
ReplyDeleteDebra: I guess I should have put in some more mayhem in this story?
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Jamie (jannghi.blogspot.com):
ReplyDeleteGood story.
XOXO sounds like a good pick to me.
Jamie: Thanks. Thank you for coming by. Have a lovely day
DeleteI think they deserved it,
ReplyDeletethe next day they won't remember anything!!
Interesting story!
I like the HoHo hugs and kisses for tomorrow!
Katerina: I like to think making people forget things.
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A witch will do what a witch has to do.
ReplyDeleteI like XS for Monday.
Elephant's Child: She had to do it.
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Only three more letters - phew!!
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Donna B. McNicol: Oh yes, just a few letters left. I'm beginning to get a bit lazy about writing posts.
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Great story! A witch has got to do what she's got to do... here from the A-Z. All the best.
ReplyDeleteNilanjana Bose: She had to do it.
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Loved this one! Witches are so much fun to write. @samanthabwriter from
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Samantha Bryant: I think so too. Witches create possibilities.
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