The sun streamed through the windows and from under the duvet Gemma slowly raised her head. She could feel the cold air on the tip of her nose. She surveyed Louise’s clothes which were piled on the small chest of drawers and hoped that she’d not crumpled them, fearing another drama! She found her own clothes strewn across the bare floor boards and she grabbed them as quickly as possible. There was no sound from Rob who was obviously still sleeping off a combination of red wine and weed. She slowly tiptoed down the stairs. She didn’t bother about breakfast or a cup of tea because she just wanted to make a hasty exit. To Gemma’s surprise the door was bolted. Louise couldn’t have got in even if she tried! She quickly undid the locks and stood out in the sunshine. The world looked a different place. It looked like the small town she recognised instead of a seedy twisted mess of emotions.
“I can’t look anymore” she told the woman. “You know the truth Gemma. You must learn to listen to your heart. You think that the world we live in is real, but most of what we believe is illusion. Break free now. Go from these people who are tricking and fooling you. They can’t give you anything you haven’t got already,” she smiled at her and then was gone. This was madness, why dream about the cave after all these years? The witch wasn’t real, she was a spirit. Had she been speaking to the spirit of this witch? It sounded mad but then again, she felt comforted. It was if this woman was looking after her for some reason? Gemma realised that there were so many things that she didn’t know and one of these things was definitely earth magic. She felt quite extraordinary as if she existed in many dimensions. She knew that her wish had been powerful and it had been granted but until this point, she hadn’t been able to see the truth. She also realised that she had spent too much time living in fantasy. She was going to change and she needed to change fast!
“Exciting thought Gemma. What’s that? Can relationships be exciting? Surely good relationships were about finding stability and someone who loves you? They were also about being compatible and finding someone to settle down with. What she had just heard had really surprised her. She knew it would certainly cause her to think hard. Exciting was exciting though, wasn’t it? Did there have to be a reason for it? Surely there didn’t have to be a reason for everything! Sometimes she hated the whole prediction thing. She hated taking everything so seriously and she wanted to just go with the flow. Life was so confusing. If she believed completely in the cards, was she making her own decisions? She was beginning to feel a little lost. Why did she listen to Frank at the bus stop? This was where it had all started, years ago. How could that be exciting, waiting for a bus? Her mind began to wander and she suddenly heard Alessandro cough loudly.”
