Michela

CHAPTER FIFTEEN.

Leon ran to August. He shook August, while screaming his name until he slowly opened his eyes. Everyone else remained fixed on a spot as they tried to grasp the situation at hand.

There was complete and absolute silence, I could feel the tension weighing heavily in the air. Festus' eyes were bulging out of their sockets.

"whi... which... fruit." Cornelius asked.

"The one August ate yesterday, the one that resulted in this hair loss. It is called the fruit of Mort, turns out the hair loss is a symptom of the poisoning. Just one bite, is deadly."

Cornelius' knees buckled, he had to support himself with a tree.

"what is the antidote?" Leon asked.

Martha and I shook our heads slowly. Cornelius lost his balance completely and landed on the floor. Festus went to stand by him, while Martha and I stood in the middle, hands folded behind our backs like criminals.

"In other words, what you are trying to tell us is that we are going to die?" August asked slowly.

There was a little silence before Martha responded;

"I kind of came up with a solution, I am not sure it is going to work but it's at least worth a try."

I watched at their eyes lit up at the mention of a solution and also watched it dim after Martha completed her statement.

"How is this going to work?" Festus asked.

Martha Explained.

"So we're basically turning ourselves to subjects of experiment?" August screamed.

"we don't..."

"Don't try to explain or let us feel better! Michela has never practiced magic before! She didn't even know she had magic until a few days ago! And you want her to help extract something from our blood?" August asked shutting Martha up.

"I Know you guys are panicking; everyone here is; no one wants to you guys to die. We are trying our best here. You don't know how horrible I feel for not being able to recognize the fruit at first sight! The same goes for Michela! She blames herself, she thinks she brought us out of London to die! We are trying to find a solution to this, and we will! We won't let you guys die! August still has to woo the ladies of Libidine, and Nelly has to go back to his Abeulo."

The tension reduced a bit after Martha's speech.

"So now, can we learn more about this fruit?" Leon asked.

We spent the next two hours discussing about the Mort. The Idea Martha came up with seemed to be the most realistic. Everyone agreed to it. That night after dinner, I lay awake even after everyone else had slept. I heard shuffling of feet outside the tent then decided to check. On opening the door of the tent, I saw Martha walking away from the tent and decided to follow. She walked a short distance before pacing around on a spot and talking to herself.

"It'll be fine."

"They are going to be fine!"

"We'll find a solution."

"They Can't die!"

"They won't die!"

She kept repeating the same phrases over and over. Acting strong all day obviously had drained her. I silently left for the tent. I was about to get to the tent before I felt the familiar breeze.

"Hello Terri"

"Hello darling! It's been a while hasn't it. I'm sure you missed me right?"

"You wish!" I scoffed.

"Ouch! That hurt more than I thought it would!"

"Oh stop being a big baby! Tell me what you know about the Mort!" I asked.

"Straight to the point, Nice! You know all there is to know about it. What else do you need to know?"

"Do you think our plan would work?"

"You have to try to find out don't you? In life things..."

"Do not give me inspirational quotes right now! I need concrete answers!"

"Oh but I can't do that dear. It's not in my place. What I can tell you, is that hard work and determination always pays off. Nothing is impossible."

"So you're saying it might work?" I pressed futher.

"I'm saying wait and see!"

"ugh!" you're not helping!"

"You love me anyways. To practice magic, you have to imagine what you want to happen as if it is already done. Focus." The voice faded

After Terri left, I kept practicing focus. Intrusive thoughts wouldn't let me be! I drifted asleep before I knew it.

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