lovely
smile. Please, come in.” She held the door open to allow Anna to
pass through.
Anna knew she was staring at the light witch
but she couldn’t help it. It was so far from what she’d thought
that she couldn’t wrap her head around it.
Magdalena laughed as she closed the door
behind Anna. “You look surprised. Not quite what you expected?”
“Umm, I’m not sure what I expected, but
you’re right. I am a little surprised.”
“Were you expected something more along the
lines of this?” Magdalena snapped her fingers and was replaced
instantly by a beautiful woman with long dark hair, perfectly
proportioned face, and a smile that could light up the room. She
still looked similar to the woman that opened the door, just a
beautiful version. She was wearing a long flowing black robe, with
purple and gold cords hanging off her neck.
“Yes, I expected you to look exactly like
that.” Anna’s cheeks flushed a deep red.
“It’s okay, Anna. I have just toned myself
down to blend better with the humans. When I am home and the doors
are locked this is how I look in my true form. Let’s go into the
den.”
Anna followed her into the den, looking
around the immaculate house still in awe by what had
transpired.
Magdalena’s home was pretty normal. Her
walls were painted in warm earth tones and her furniture was a
mish-mash of well-worn antiques. Beautiful nature paintings adorned
the walls, lit by the overabundance of natural light that came
through the windows. It was pretty and serene. She still had a flat
screen television in front of the couch and a laptop on a corner
desk.
Magdalena gestured for Anna to sit at the
large wooden table as they passed through a swinging door into the
kitchen. “Would you like something to drink? I have iced tea and
sodas.”
“Iced tea would be great.”
The light witch drifted to the refrigerator
on silent feet, pulling out a pitcher of dark tea. She filled a
glass and sat it before Anna with a plate of cookies.
“Anna, I would like you to show me what you
can do with magic,” she finally said as she took a seat across from
Anna and looked at her expectantly.
“Um, okay. I can’t do much. I haven’t been
trained.” She opened her palms and smiled as the flames appeared.
Surely that would impress Magdalena.
“What else can you do?”
“That’s it.” Anna shrugged.
Magdalena’s mouth pursed as she studied her.
“What do you mean, that is it?”
“That’s all I can do.” Embarrassed, Anna
looked away, taking a sip of her tea. It was some kind of fruity
tea and it was delicious.
“How did you learn to conjure the fire?”
Magdalena inquired, sitting forward with her elbows on the
table.
“I’m not sure. I saw a witch on TV do it so
I figured I’d give it a try. It took about a dozen times till I
could finally get it to work.”
“What were you thinking when the flames came
out?”
“Well, for a while I tried chanting fire fire come
alive . That didn’t work. I tried screaming and jumping
around but that didn’t work either. Eventually, I gave up and sat
on my bed to read. I figured I’d give it one more go, so I closed
my eyes, took some deep breaths and relaxed my mind. I visualized
the fire and there it was. It was quite amazing if I do say so
myself.”
“Anna, you have so much to learn,” Magdalena
sighed, rubbing her forehead. “I wish I had met you years ago.”
“You’re not the only one.” Anna mumbled
under her breath.
The light witch stood abruptly and held up a
finger before walking out of the room. Anna drank the rest of her
tea while she waited, gazing around the kitchen. What little wall
space that wasn’t covered by white cabinets was pale purple. A
small window over the sink looked out over rolling hills and a pair
of glass double doors opened out into a small backyard.
When Magdalena returned a moment later, she
had a satchel in one hand. Pulling out a notebook and pen, she
opened both and said, “I’m going to
smile. Please, come in.” She held the door open to allow Anna to
pass through.
Anna knew she was staring at the light witch
but she couldn’t help it. It was so far from what she’d thought
that she couldn’t wrap her head around it.
Magdalena laughed as she closed the door
behind Anna. “You look surprised. Not quite what you expected?”
“Umm, I’m not sure what I expected, but
you’re right. I am a little surprised.”
“Were you expected something more along the
lines of this?” Magdalena snapped her fingers and was replaced
instantly by a beautiful woman with long dark hair, perfectly
proportioned face, and a smile that could light up the room. She
still looked similar to the woman that opened the door, just a
beautiful version. She was wearing a long flowing black robe, with
purple and gold cords hanging off her neck.
“Yes, I expected you to look exactly like
that.” Anna’s cheeks flushed a deep red.
“It’s okay, Anna. I have just toned myself
down to blend better with the humans. When I am home and the doors
are locked this is how I look in my true form. Let’s go into the
den.”
Anna followed her into the den, looking
around the immaculate house still in awe by what had
transpired.
Magdalena’s home was pretty normal. Her
walls were painted in warm earth tones and her furniture was a
mish-mash of well-worn antiques. Beautiful nature paintings adorned
the walls, lit by the overabundance of natural light that came
through the windows. It was pretty and serene. She still had a flat
screen television in front of the couch and a laptop on a corner
desk.
Magdalena gestured for Anna to sit at the
large wooden table as they passed through a swinging door into the
kitchen. “Would you like something to drink? I have iced tea and
sodas.”
“Iced tea would be great.”
The light witch drifted to the refrigerator
on silent feet, pulling out a pitcher of dark tea. She filled a
glass and sat it before Anna with a plate of cookies.
“Anna, I would like you to show me what you
can do with magic,” she finally said as she took a seat across from
Anna and looked at her expectantly.
“Um, okay. I can’t do much. I haven’t been
trained.” She opened her palms and smiled as the flames appeared.
Surely that would impress Magdalena.
“What else can you do?”
“That’s it.” Anna shrugged.
Magdalena’s mouth pursed as she studied her.
“What do you mean, that is it?”
“That’s all I can do.” Embarrassed, Anna
looked away, taking a sip of her tea. It was some kind of fruity
tea and it was delicious.
“How did you learn to conjure the fire?”
Magdalena inquired, sitting forward with her elbows on the
table.
“I’m not sure. I saw a witch on TV do it so
I figured I’d give it a try. It took about a dozen times till I
could finally get it to work.”
“What were you thinking when the flames came
out?”
“Well, for a while I tried chanting fire fire come
alive . That didn’t work. I tried screaming and jumping
around but that didn’t work either. Eventually, I gave up and sat
on my bed to read. I figured I’d give it one more go, so I closed
my eyes, took some deep breaths and relaxed my mind. I visualized
the fire and there it was. It was quite amazing if I do say so
myself.”
“Anna, you have so much to learn,” Magdalena
sighed, rubbing her forehead. “I wish I had met you years ago.”
“You’re not the only one.” Anna mumbled
under her breath.
The light witch stood abruptly and held up a
finger before walking out of the room. Anna drank the rest of her
tea while she waited, gazing around the kitchen. What little wall
space that wasn’t covered by white cabinets was pale purple. A
small window over the sink looked out over rolling hills and a pair
of glass double doors opened out into a small backyard.
When Magdalena returned a moment later, she
had a satchel in one hand. Pulling out a notebook and pen, she
opened both and said, “I’m going to
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