BEEP-BEEP-BEEP, the alarm on the bedside table went off, sending a piercing sound through the deafening silence that was the girls bedroom. BEEP-BEEP-BEEP, it rang again.
"If I hear that fucking thing one more time I'm going to throw it across to the window" Effie mumbled into her pillow, turning around to face her sister. Aife, as usual, was still fast asleep facing the wall, completely unaware the alarm had gone off. She stirred a bit; "It's to help me wake up" Aife said rolling over & stretching her arms over her head. "You're awake, now shut it off please".
A small smirk crossed Aife's lips as she sat up to crack her back. "Oh come on Ef it's our birthday, we always wake up early on our birthday." "We haven't done that since we were sixteen, for goodness sakes A it's 5:30 please shut that damned thing off".
With one quick motion Aife reached over & tapped the top of the clock with her pointer finger. "There!" She chirped. "Happy now?"
"Yes, very much, thank you" Effie said sitting up, yawning.
"You're a real grump in the morning you know that?"
Effie rolled her eyes in response.
"Well, this was fun" Aife continued... "but I'm going to hop in the shower." She grabbed her towel, slinging it over her shoulder as she walked to the bathroom. Suddenly she stopped & turned to her sister. "Oh by the way, Ef? Happy Birthday" she winked, blowing her sister a kiss. A white glow emitted from her palm where she had kissed it. It floated across the room, landing sweetly on Effie's cheek. The two sisters stared at each other in disbelief, mouths agape.
"What the fuck was that?" they muttered in unison.
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The Two Sisters
FantasyFantasy, Magic, & Family; They say magic, like looks can skip a generation... & so it had been for our girls. However this magic had not skipped one generation, but had traveled over nearly thirty before making a re appearance once more. A journey...
