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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:04 pm
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I took Johnny back to the hospital, giving him to his mom and returning to work. The others residents gave me dirty looks, telling me that I was lucky to go to the zoo. I knew I was, I was still thinking about Lucinda, glad that I'd gotten her name.
I worked through most of the night, then went out of the hospital after changing into street clothes. Unfortunately, I dressed like a nerd. I tightened up my tie, heading home and stupidly cutting through alleys.
I suddenly was grabbed by two men who dragged me back into the dark alley. CRAP.
I struggled, kicking and flaying as much as I could. One of the men's arms slipped, and I managed to get a punch in. He let go completely, and I punched the other guy and tried to run off.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:14 pm
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As I walked, I was suddenly knocked over by someone. "Hey!" I screamed and then finally got a look at the guy. The same guy from early. That was the third time today I had bumped into him. My mother would have said this was fate. It was destiny. The spirits were telling me something. The same thing she always told me. Suddenly, I was beginning to believe her. "Oh hi." He quickly got up I saw two guys with knives. Their smiles were creepy as they looked at me.
"Well hello there cutey." The guy from the zoo stood in front of me to protect me. I glared at the attackers. This was their mistake. No one messes with a witch. I moved my fingers behind the guys back so no one saw me. Suddenly, a big guy came out of the alley way and folded his arms. In the human world, he was known as a bouncer at the local climbs. In the magical world, he was known as my guardian. The big man cracked his knuckles and stepped toward the two guys.
"There a problem?" He asked. The two guys shook their heads and ran in the other direction. "That's what I thought." He laughed and waved a goodbye to me.
"Thanks Jerry." I called and he walked into the alley way and disappeared behind one of the dumpsters. I knew fully well that he went back to wherever my mother was. He was always by her side, protecting her except when I needed him. I turned back to the guy and finally got a good look at him. "Oh wow. Let's get you cleaned up."
I took him to my house and gently sat him on the couch. In the kitchen, where he couldn't see me, I quickly brewed a healing potion and turned it into a bottle once it was down. "This may feel a little weird to you but that's normal." I chuckled at the word normal. Nothing in my life was ever normal. I took a cloth and began to dab his wounds, starting with the one on his lip. "You know, I never did get your name."
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:08 pm
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I was stunned as a guy came out of the alley, but I decided it was a guy who came because he heard a ruckus. That was pretty weird, but I guess he was a nice guy.
"I guess we should get you cleaned up," Lucinda said to me, and I nodded, my mind fuzzy.
I sat down on the couch, looking up at the ceiling and thinking about Lucinda. I'd run into her several times today, was it fate? I'd like to think so, finally meeting the girl of my dreams. Not that I didn't think that any of the other girls I dated were wonderful girls, but they weren't... the one.
I felt like a girl for believing in the one, I barely talked about it to anyone because usually they'd tease me about it. But I was waiting for a soulmate, and I wondered if Lucinda was this one.
"Josh," I replied as she patted my lips with some wet cloth. It tingled, but I figured she was just cleaning with whatever my mom used for scratches when I was a kid.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:47 pm
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Edon walked in about to say something but noticed Josh and decided against it. I shook my head, letting her know not to speak a word. She meowed and stretched like she had just woken up from a nap. "It's nice to meet you. Again." I laughed.
"I just can't get rid of you can I?" I asked. "This is, what, the third time today we've bumped into each other?" I put more potion on the cloth and patted some on his other wounds that I could see. When I was done, I felt around on his chest. "Sorry. Don't mind me." I told him. "Just checking if anything is-" Josh winced as I felt a certain area, "broken." I finished. "I'll be right back." I headed back into the kitchen and made another potion.
"Who is that?" Edon whispered so Josh wouldn't hear.
"I'll tell you later." I told her and finished the potion. I poured some into a glass and magically got rid of the little cauldron. Thankfully, Josh was still sitting on the couch. I was afraid he would find out who I was and turn me into science or something. I handed him the glass.
"Here. Drink this. It will help with the pain. It's an old family recipe can heal pretty much anything in a short time. Just don't ask what's in it." It was true. It was an old family recipe. And it was true....he didn't want to know what was in it. Josh might not have appreciated drinking something with Mugwart, a Mandrake, a dash of dragon's blood, bat's wings and a few things a human wouldn't understand. But it was helping. Even as he took one sip, I could see more of his color returning in his beautiful, handsome face.
Edon jumped on the couch and pretended to go to sleep. She was my best friend and my protector. If anything was to go wrong, she would come to my rescue in an instant. Not that I really needed her to but it made her feel wanted. "Better?" I asked Josh.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:24 pm
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The potion magically made the world seem brighter, or at least the pain seem smaller. I swirled the potion along in my mouth before swallowing it. It didn't taste pleasant, but it helped. I swallowed, then looked at her. "Yeah, much," I smiled, then held my hand out for the cat to sniff, wanting to pet it.
"So, what is in the magical little potion?" I teased, although I was a little curious. I took another sip, feeling almost normal.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:16 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:33 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:02 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:17 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:46 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:12 am
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:37 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:46 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:55 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:12 pm
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