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And I thought Job Interviews Sucked... ~ Chapter 3

(Kathrine's P.O.V.)

I awkwardly waved goodbye to the cashier person and ran out the door alongside Astrid.

"Seriously...transactions and talking to people are just as awkward as ever." I sighed. Astrid grimly nodded.
"I wasn't even the one who talked to her but I already hated it." She looked at the bag I was holding as well as my staff. The bag contained the hat and robes. "I hope it's worth it."
"I hope so..." I agreed, clutching the white paper bag closer. It had their logo on it, which was a green wand with some effects. Below it, it said: A Magical Surprise. How cheesy. We decided to buy lunch on the way, so we wouldn't have to go out once it's lunchtime. I smelled spices, chicken and pork. I was in food heaven. I probably had a stupid look on my face because Astrid seemed to be snickering at me. Other than the chattering of people and merchants and the chirping birds in the sky, there was the heavenly sizzling of food on grills and stoves. I wanted to eat every single thing but I probably couldn't afford that. We ended up buying roasted chicken, that I had no idea how they prepared it in such a small stand. That gave me 35 left on me. We had it in a tiny container, and it also had white rice. We cherished the smell and sizzling. I looked at all the similar buildings. The only difference of each building was its shape. Some were plain rectangles, while others had tall peeking areas like towers. All of them still looked similar but I somehow liked some more than others. I'm a weirdo so it made complete sense. We finally made it back to Astrid's home. She pushed open the wood- wait a minute...she isn't even touching the door! It just...opens for her. Just like a game. Maybe we are in a game. Maybe...

"So?" She threw her food down on the coffee table and slumped on the couch. "Change up!"
"Wha-!" I completely forgot about my new things due to the food. "Oh ya!"
First, I held onto my brand new staff. It's top was shaped in a crescent almost like a moon, and in between was a pink glowing crystal. It was pretty thin, but very heavy, the staff  seeming to be silver due to its color. A bit of golden lining rounded the top. Power seemed to surge throw me, the energy flowing through my veins. You know those movie scenes in which the main characters gets some sort of powerful item and their hair gets starts to move in the 'wind' even though just a moment ago it's wasn't windy at all? Well this is that moment.

"Feel good?" Astrid laughed. I must've looked really weird while doing it cuz' she seemed to be snickering.
"It feels too good!" I spun around, almost hitting the coffee table.
"Hold it, be careful you reckless dummy!" Astrid rolled eyes. "I thought you'd be more mature..."
"And I thought you'd be a bit more considerate! I bet you were probably like this when you got your staff."
"Not at all." She crossed her arms, puffing her chest out.
"Uh huh." I waved it off. "I'll just put my clothes on..."

I opened the white paper bag and pulled the pink robe out of the bag. It had silver lining on it and it put it over my plain clothes. The same feeling filled me as the wand. I felt a rush a power go through me.
"You have mirror?" I asked. She shook her head.
"Nope." She said. I gave her the 'what-the-heck-is-wrong-with-you' look. "Jk."
She winked. I grumbled. "It's right besides the bookshelf, stupid."

I went towards the shelf and put on my matching hat before facing it and...bam! It looked absolutely amazing. I loved it. Not only that, I finally got a look on myself. I had green eyes, and I wore silver boots. Just as I thought, I have dark brown hair. The robes and hat, in their pastel pink color, matched my eyes. The boots seemed almost planned and the staff contrasted everything. Finally, I won't seem odd and out of place (even though the people here are the ones that seemed odd and out of place.). "Awesome!"
"You look great in those!" Astrid complimented. She stood up, walking beside me. "Now we're comparable!"
"So your saying before we weren't." I glared at her, with death in my eyes.
"Whoopsies." She scratched her head, sticking out her tongue. "Hey, why not try out some spells?"
"Spells...?" My eye's shimmered in the light. Excitement rushed through me, even though I knew this was just a way to change the topic.
"Yeah. Like, magic spells." She said.
"Isn't the answer obvious?" I skipped towards the door. "Hell yeah!"
"Hold one!" She grabbed my robe. "You need a job first."
"What?!" A rain cloud seemed to just go over me. "Way to get my hopes up..."
She giggled, evilly. "Welcome to reality. Of fantasy."
"Ugh...whatever." I stuffed my wand into my robe's pocket. "How do we get one?"