Wizards & Witches

Who are you

I take a step back. "Um? Hi?"

The person behind the fence shuffles, I can hear the leaves rustling. "Are you a witch?"

I don't know what is happening. "Yes, are you a wizard?"

The voice laughs softly, "In a way, I guess." 

What does this mean? Is the fence separating the men and the women? Is this the boys school? Is this forbidden, should I leave? Why do I feel so at peace, like, my entire life I've been waiting for this moment, like this is the time I am fully evolved, I have reached my full potential. I need to talk to this person. I softly murmur, "Who are you?"

"I'm Chapman, who are you?"

Champan. That's an amazing name. I want to sing a song about his name, write it all over the school, tattoo it on my body. "I'm Bella."

Chapman inhales, "Were you, like, drawn here?"

"Yes, exactly."

"I think this is, um, this is weird, but um, I think this is what they write about in the books, when two people are so meant to be that the stars, wind, sky, earth, and everything tries to put them together." 

My heart is pounding out of my chest, I know exactly what he's talking about. The forbidden books write of Love, something witches and wizards don't have the luxury of experiencing, unless its a once in a lifetime exchange. I think, Im not sure, but I think this has only happened once before. I impulsively place my hand on the wall, and I'm surprised by the heat I feel. Suddenly, I'm hit by a jolt of electricity. 

"Did you feel that?" I hear Champan ask.

"Yes. Do you think it was, another sign of, um, l-o-v-e?"

In the forbidden books they tell us saying love will put a curse on our family for all time. Falling for someone is falling from grace. Even the evil witches aren't allowed to even say the name. 

"I think so."

Suddenly, we both start speaking, saying the same thing, "I just feel like my whole life I've been missing apart of me, and for the first time I feel complete."

I gasp and he does too.

Chapman says, "This is trippy as hell."

Something overcomes me and I hear myself saying, "I want to see you. I want to meet you,"

I put my hand back on the fence, and I feel his hand go on top of it, he starts to speak, "Listen to me, go to the very end of the trees, and ill look through the fence hole and be able to see you, then walk closer, and ill do the same for you."

"You first." 

I put my eye up close to the small hole in the fence. Its closed at first, then Chapman says, "You can open now."

I open my eyes and see the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. The only boys I've ever seen are mortals in Elbertie, and I never felt anything towards them. He has brown floppy hair, and its kind of not well put together on the top but the sides are somehow neat. He has the most amazing jawline, his eyes, a magnificent hazel. (basically Noah Centineo lol). Im melting. In this moment. I can only hear the old fashioned song, "Be my baby" ringing through my ears. I start singing, "So won't you, please, be my, be my baby. Be my little baby, my one and only baby." 

To my surprise, Chapman sings "Say you'll be my darlin', be my, be my baby. Be my baby now, my one and only baby. Wha oh oh oh."

Its official. Ive melted into a puddle. Im in love. I want to scream I am in love. I want to yell to the world, I want to cast spells that tell everyone I love Chapman. He gets closer and closer into the holes until I'm staring into his magnificent eyes, and he's staring into mine. 

He breaks the silence of me literally just dying, "Now you, baby."

Im crying mentally but I manage to back up. Before I tell him to open his eyes I puff up my boobs, and make sure there is not a single hair out of place. "Open."

I hear him inhale, and I walk closer and closer until were staring into each others eyes again. "Tell me about yourself."

I smile, and I begin to tell him about my life, the truth this time. He chimes in at times, saying things that make me laugh, and smile, and fall even more in love. I ask him, "So, baby, what about you?"

"I'm not interesting, trust me."

"Im sure you are." 

"Well, I really like this girl, I just met her, her names Bella Mari-X Cuetem, and she's very cute. I want nothing more than to see her face to face, be able to touch her. Maybe even. Kiss her?"

I can't hold it in anymore, I step away from the hole and start dancing and silent screaming. Ive never felt more alive. "I can say the same thing." 

Suddenly, my phone, lights up with thousands of text messages, I check the time, its 5:45, and at 6:00, the sun sets, and witches have to be in the dorms, its forbidden to not be in the dorms. I ignore all my text messages, my previous fears about the fight I had seem so insignificant. I don't even care that I missed two classes. I only care about Chapman. "Chapman, have you checked the time?" 

"No, I kinda feel lost in this little world we're in."

I smile softly, "Me too."

"Why, what time is it?"

"Oh 5:48."

"I have to go."

"What? I'm sure its fine? Do wizards need to be in the dorms after sunset too?"

Chapman doesn't say anything, but I can see his face in the hole, he looks confused and upset. "Chapman, are you okay?"

"Bella, theres something I need to tell you, I'm not a wizard, and I'm not a mortal, I'm a um, I'm a ill tell you tomorrow. And I'm about to, um I just really have to go, please meet me here tomorrow, I'm going to give you my number we can text. Bella I, think, I l-o-v-e you."

My heart is pounding. What is he? I've never been more confused, but I've never felt more certain in the way I feel. My instincts are telling me to run, get away from here, he could be the devil but instead I grab the number from him through the small hole. And right as he's walking away. I cry out, "Wait! Chapman. I l-ov-e you too."

He turns around, his gorgeous smile filling up his face, and then sprints off into the distance.