The Witch Chronicles
The Beginning
Sarah walked down the street. Her mind was buzzing with one thought: the little red book that had haunted her for the past 23 years; ever since her experience with the all-too-famous (at least, in her mind) Goblin King. She should have forgotten him long, long, long ago; but she didn't. His enchanting voice haunted her. His soft, silk skin made her cold to the touch. When Sarah finally got back home, her dog was there to greet her as usual. Sarah had never really been married. She had dated people after she had gotten out of her more…awkward state, but she had never truly felt anything close to love for any of them. It was nothing close to what she felt in that final moment when she faced him; the Goblin King.
That was the moment when he was offering her his life, his dreams, and his heart. Sarah didn't know what he meant back then. She was young and naïve. She had only one thing on her mind at that time and that was to rescue Toby. Jareth had been asking too much from her. If Sarah had stayed with Him, She would have had to leave her life behind her. All of her effort and hard work would have been in vain and she couldn't let that happen. When Sarah came out of her thoughts, she realized she was still standing by the door so she walked to the kitchen table and reached into her purse for the small bag of green powdery candy that she had bought on her outing. She dipped her finger in the green powder and licked it off. In the next second, she gagged and spit it out as quickly as possible.
"Ew, what is this stuff?"
Shaking her head, she got up from the table and poured herself a glass of water. As she drank down her water, she tossed the bag of candy backward into the fire. In her attempt to get the taste out of her mouth, she didn't notice the fire turn a bright emerald green color. After she finished drinking her water, Sarah sat down and reached into her purse. She felt around for a few minutes and then pulled out a bright red paperback book titled The Labyrinth. She stared at the book for a long time and became filled with regrets. The book had held her back from so many things for such a long time. For example, she could have learned to get a long better with her stepmother; she could have built a better career instead of settling for a teacher, she could have even started a family of her own. The possibilities were endless.
Sarah took a deep breath and thought of a beautiful castle somewhere in Europe. She had always wished to visit Europe. Maybe, with this book gone, she could finally do it. It was time to let go of the past. It was time to let go of Him. Sarah shut her eyes, and imagined herself in a large library in an ancient but beautiful castle in Europe, and she tossed the little red book backward into the fireplace. As quickly as they came, the green flames disappeared back into red flames. Sarah turned around to check and see if she made it into the fire, and to her surprise, it did. Content with herself, and feeling free of the pull that the book had on her, Sarah fed her dog and walked into the den to sit and warm up.