wonder how that could possibly taste. It’s like when you see a skunk on the side of the road and your curiosity pushes you to smell it even though you know that the odor will be repugnant.
“Ha,ha! I got you good! Don’t be so naïve! We aren’t in a fairy tale here, my dear, and I too like my chocolate sandwiches.”
I laugh out loud and it does me good. All the stress of the day vanishes in an instant. I peek into the dark garage and can just make out magnificent shiny, black Chevelle SS. It’s gorgeous; it looks as if it were straight out of a car show.
“Wow! It’s fantastic! Do you all have a thing for classic cars? I’ve a hard time imagining you behind the wheel of this thing. It is rather…masculine.”
“Oh, I know, but Nathan loved it! I gave it to him as a gift, but when I erased his memories of us, I had to take it back in order to completely wipe me from his life. Gisèle and Charles, however, do have a penchant for flashy cars and the new ones are much too showy.”
“And a woman of your age at the wheel of an SS, that won’t be noticeable at all!” I can’t help but say.
“That’s why it stays in the garage. However, I do like to polish it, it’s my way of keeping him close to me.”
I hope someday to have an unconditional love like hers, to be ready to lose everything for one person. I can’t help but admire Gertrude for having sacrificed everything to save the life of the man she loved.
“Ok, enough dreaming, get in. We’re on our way to your destiny, my dear and tonight is the first night of your new life. It’s getting close to midnight and we need to move quickly.”
Gertrude takes a smart phone out of the pocket of the brown cape that covers her shoulders and sends someone a text message. The scene feels so odd that I feel as if I’m witnessing an anachronism.
“What? You think that only humans get to use them? I would love to have the power of telepathy, but sadly all I can do is change into animals.”
“It’s rather watching a woman of your age behave like you do that stuns me.”
“Appearances are deceiving, actually. I’m only in my middle age. I’ve texted Charles to let him know that we’re on our way. We’re going to his house by the lake. It’s gorgeous, you’ll see.”
The car starts up like a charm and Gertrude can’t help but grin. She takes the country roads and I admire the fields, crops swaying in the wind on this summer night. The stars and the moon give a mystical feel to the countryside. I can feel the fresh air on my cheek as it comes through the half-open window. I close my eyes and I’m somewhere else, far…really far away and I forget all my cares and worries. My breather is but a short one, though, because a thousand questions come to mind. Maybe I should take advantage of our time alone in the car and get as much information out of her as I can. While I re-knot the bun that has unwound during the day, I take a deep breath and adopt a serious tone, cross my arms, frown and turn my gaze to Gertrude. “I find all this very strange…you buy a house near where I live by chance, I work at the same place as Gisèle. Are you telling me that this is all some sort of coincidence?”
Gertrude looks at me and grins before turning her eyes back to the road.
“Oh, little one, there’s no chance in any of this. Your mother had very precise visions about many things. She couldn’t figure everything out, but she did know exactly which family would adopt you from the orphanage, so for me it wasn’t hard to choose my house. When I was forced into a corner with regards to my banishment, I was happy to find this little house next to your future parents’ home. For Gisèle it was easy. When we noticed your strong penchant for books, she used her powers to become manager of the library. Anyways, she loves tranquility and silence, so it was the perfect place for her to work. You might have chosen to work elsewhere, but the great number of weekends
“Ha,ha! I got you good! Don’t be so naïve! We aren’t in a fairy tale here, my dear, and I too like my chocolate sandwiches.”
I laugh out loud and it does me good. All the stress of the day vanishes in an instant. I peek into the dark garage and can just make out magnificent shiny, black Chevelle SS. It’s gorgeous; it looks as if it were straight out of a car show.
“Wow! It’s fantastic! Do you all have a thing for classic cars? I’ve a hard time imagining you behind the wheel of this thing. It is rather…masculine.”
“Oh, I know, but Nathan loved it! I gave it to him as a gift, but when I erased his memories of us, I had to take it back in order to completely wipe me from his life. Gisèle and Charles, however, do have a penchant for flashy cars and the new ones are much too showy.”
“And a woman of your age at the wheel of an SS, that won’t be noticeable at all!” I can’t help but say.
“That’s why it stays in the garage. However, I do like to polish it, it’s my way of keeping him close to me.”
I hope someday to have an unconditional love like hers, to be ready to lose everything for one person. I can’t help but admire Gertrude for having sacrificed everything to save the life of the man she loved.
“Ok, enough dreaming, get in. We’re on our way to your destiny, my dear and tonight is the first night of your new life. It’s getting close to midnight and we need to move quickly.”
Gertrude takes a smart phone out of the pocket of the brown cape that covers her shoulders and sends someone a text message. The scene feels so odd that I feel as if I’m witnessing an anachronism.
“What? You think that only humans get to use them? I would love to have the power of telepathy, but sadly all I can do is change into animals.”
“It’s rather watching a woman of your age behave like you do that stuns me.”
“Appearances are deceiving, actually. I’m only in my middle age. I’ve texted Charles to let him know that we’re on our way. We’re going to his house by the lake. It’s gorgeous, you’ll see.”
The car starts up like a charm and Gertrude can’t help but grin. She takes the country roads and I admire the fields, crops swaying in the wind on this summer night. The stars and the moon give a mystical feel to the countryside. I can feel the fresh air on my cheek as it comes through the half-open window. I close my eyes and I’m somewhere else, far…really far away and I forget all my cares and worries. My breather is but a short one, though, because a thousand questions come to mind. Maybe I should take advantage of our time alone in the car and get as much information out of her as I can. While I re-knot the bun that has unwound during the day, I take a deep breath and adopt a serious tone, cross my arms, frown and turn my gaze to Gertrude. “I find all this very strange…you buy a house near where I live by chance, I work at the same place as Gisèle. Are you telling me that this is all some sort of coincidence?”
Gertrude looks at me and grins before turning her eyes back to the road.
“Oh, little one, there’s no chance in any of this. Your mother had very precise visions about many things. She couldn’t figure everything out, but she did know exactly which family would adopt you from the orphanage, so for me it wasn’t hard to choose my house. When I was forced into a corner with regards to my banishment, I was happy to find this little house next to your future parents’ home. For Gisèle it was easy. When we noticed your strong penchant for books, she used her powers to become manager of the library. Anyways, she loves tranquility and silence, so it was the perfect place for her to work. You might have chosen to work elsewhere, but the great number of weekends
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