Giving love a real chance

Penlope Park

My mum a school teacher ironically, she's not a witch I got that from dads side. My parents spilt when I was toner and I never really knew him cause he was sure I didn't inherit the witch gene, so when we found out that I had it my mum was pretty scared. I remember her crying in her bedroom and always in the phone, little did I know at 15 I was going to be sent to boarding school for the special.

I'll admit I wasn't the waist child and I'm still not, people call me selfish but can you blame me, my dad left me before he could even get to know me, and my mum didn't really want me, I thought this witch thing was a curse but now that I know it's power I love it, I used to think I was a freak but now i know I'm special.

A few weeks ago I got a call from my mum, which was unusual cause she doesn't really want anything to do with me after finding this school and I was out of her care.

"Hi honey, how you been?"

"Great mum, this my week harsh but what are you doing calling me ?"

"Penelope,"

"What, I haven't heard from you in 8 months just thought we were done."

"I know I'm sorry but I've been busy studying actually,"

"What"

"Penelope darling, I got a job in Belgium for a really good private school."

"And..."

"Well I would like you to come with me, I've found a really good witch only school, Penelope I want a relationship with you...oh I have to go but can you please think about it, I do love you bye"

The phone ended just like that, I was so confused and had so many questions but I was just really happy to hear that my mum wanted me. I guess I wasn't really thinking to much cause I heard the words "come with" and "I love you" from my mum and I just automatically feel into her words.

I said yes a few days later after Josie's and I kissed and she left to go to Europe, it was torture not having her here to talk about it as I know she would be even more heart broken, I know Josie and I know she cares but she's sometimes to stubborn to show it. I decided to write a letter too her cause these were things I couldn't say in the 30 seconds of time she gives me a day.

I poured my heart into that letter and told her my news, when she got back I gave it to her, I could tell she missed me but didn't want to admit it, she avoids you when she can't express the emotions she wants too, that's my Josie.

Huh my Josie, if I stayed the way we've been going she really could be my Josie again...

I asked her every time I saw her in the best few weeks if she'd read the letter yet, and every time she said no crushed my heart and made me want to leave even more. I knew about this thing called the merge and I knew the depths of it and I could sit here and watch what happens to her next, I just couldn't see her be so selfless, especially to Lizzy who would eventually absorb her. I had all the information written in this book that is connected to the pens I gave everyone for Christmas, ha classic magic and here I thought being a witch was a curse, this is how I knew Josie still cared for more and still loved me.

Pageant day came along and I did everything I could to be her escort I even paid MG $20 to let me do it, it was amazing being with her again, being close to her again, having her look at me like that, ohh it tears my heart apart knowing that she cares to much. It's crazy to think she is so selfless to everyone but me, I make her selfish and she makes me selfless because I would literally do anything to make her an individual and steer clear from the codependency rabbit hole. We danced, we connected again and when I looked into her eyes I saw the love that has been hidden for so long and it breaks my heart knowing that I'm leaving tonight and she has no idea. I smile at her, I deepen our eye contact I knew she could feel my sadness and love, as she did the same. She's won and I was so proud that see did something for herself for once, I had to leave before I could get attached, I told her to read the letter one last time in hopes that she would listen faster our dance and to stop me, as I head to the doors I can't see her and can't hear her so I leave....

As I approach the doors I see my princess in tears, with my letter in her hand.

"Josie..."