My name is Sophie Winters. Well at least in this live it is. Around 900 years ago my name was Sofiel and I was cursed with eternity but not in the same way Kaulder was. I was cursed to be reborn. Every life time I have been born and died all before my 30th birthday. Around the age of 15 I have a near death experience and I gain my memory of every single lifetime before.
I was not the only one who was cursed. The love of my life Karter was as well. Because of what I had done he was punished as well.
While I had been cursed to remember, Karter would not until he had fallen in love with me.
We died after we were cursed and reborn into new families. I didn't remember who I was until at 15 when I had fallen off of log and into the rapid river below. I was whisked away and nearly drowned but I was able to pull myself out.
I laid on the creek as it all came rushing back to me. All the memories from my past life. I ran away that night in search of Karter. The man I had fallen for.
I searched the country for three years and found him. His name was Kaulder and he was married with a daughter. No matter my love for him I could not break up a family. So I followed Kaulder to the witch queens plague tree. I watched Kaulder come out of that tree a charred mess. He had been cursed.
That was the last time I saw him.
Now 800 years later I'm in New York City just living my life. Yeah, I remember Kaulder. But centuries ago I gave up looking for him. Now I live my life knowing I'm counting down the days until I die. Then it's 15 more years until the torture of remembering returns.
I'm two weeks away from my 30th birthday. I know it will happen. This cycle will continue until Kaulder falls in love with me. But it's impossible. No one can fall in love with a stranger in two weeks.
Something was different about this time I came back. This time I was born a witch.
It was strange. There was so much power. I knew this wouldn't change anything. I still wouldn't find Kaulder.
I spent my nights at the witch bar that my friend Chloe owned. I helped her out with potions. I had been around long enough to know most of the potions by heart. It wasn't too hard. Chloe knew of my curse. She's the only person I have ever trusted enough to tell. But I didn't tell her the man I fell in love with was the witch hunter.
"Soph what are you doing here? You should be out living. Traveling the world?" Chloe asked as I stood behind the bar.
"Why? I've got eternity to live and live again. And continue to live. Right now I just want to forget that my 30th birthday is coming."
"Fine but tomorrow we party." Chloe said pointing to me.
"Fine." I smiled at her.

Then all the witches began running. Chloe and I looked around and then we saw Kaulder walk through the room.

"Miranda, where are you going?" Chloe asked our friend that worked with us.

"I've heard that you don't even have to do anything. He knows when you're going to do something bad then he slices off your head." Miranda said.

"That's a story grandmothers tell us to keep us out of trouble."

"Chloe, go with Miranda. I'll take care of him." I said and she nodded running with Miranda.

I stood there almost breathless. He looked just like Karter. I felt my heart race as he walked over to the bar I stood behind.

"We're up to code, and I make sure no humans get in here." I said standing across from him.

"It's a beautiful place." Kaulder said with a smile.

"Thanks, but I just work here." I said flatly.

"What do you charge?"

"Depends on what you're having."

"A memory."

"That's $500."

"Done." Kaulder said turning around and walking around the room.

"I'm sorry I meant $5,000."

"Is that what you meant?" He asked turning back to me.

"Yes, $5.000."

"Sold." He made his way back over to me.

"You must really want this memory."

"Shall we start?" Kaulder asked.

"No, I changed my mind." I said reaching for the potion I had made for myself earlier.

Kaulder picked it up before I could and sniffed it.

"Fear potion? What could you possibly be afraid of?" He asked seriously.

"Dying." I said honestly.

"Do you know what I'm afraid of?" Kaulder asked leaning forward on the bar.

"Nope." I said grabbing the potion and finishing it.

"Nothing. It's actually really boring."

"I know you have a code, and I haven't done anything wrong. Since you've already messed everything up why don't you get out?"

"I do have a code, but I'm also not leaving." Kaulder said taking off his jacket.

"What do you need a memory potion for anyhow? You hunting a witch?"

"I'm helping a friend."

"Fine, take a seat." I said and Kaulder walked over to the more comfortable chairs while I made the potion.

I set the tray up and walked over to Kaulder.

"A word of warning. If you get hurt in your memory you get hurt out here. If you die in your memory you die out here." I said injecting the potion into the cherry.

"I can't die."

"It's a disclaimer for the insurance."

I handed it to him with a smug smile.

"Bottoms up." He said and put it in his mouth.

Kaulder leaned back with his eyes closed and I stood up. I made sure he was out before I started talking.

"Alright, God. This isn't funny. You lead him here two weeks before my 30th. Is this to torture me? To punish me for loving one more than all. Now I'll have to spend another lifetime looking for him."

"I've never heard a witch talk to Him." Kaulder said making me jump.

"That conversation was supposed to be private."

Kaulder nodded and this time actually ate the cherry.

I began cleaning my things and I heard someone walking around the bar. I hid as a man grabbed Kaulder and hand cuffed him to the grate before waking him up. He hit the ground and groaned as he pulled a needle out of his neck.

"Hello, witch hunter. I was once yanked out of a memory spell. My mind was mush for hours." The man said laughing.

Kaulder was grunting trying to get his hand out of the handcuff.

"People shouldn't dig up the past. That's why it's in the past."

Kaulder tried to reach for the man, but he was just out of reach.

Kaulder ran the other way and broke his hand in multiple places while pulling it out of the cuff.

The man had walked over to the cabinets and was smashing all the potions and the ingredients.

Kaulder walked over to the man while his hand healed and by the time he got there his hand was perfect and it was landing a punch into the witch's face.

"You cursed my friend." Kaulder said to the man why was lying at his feet.

"He lasted longer than most do." He taunted behind his barrier spell.

I crawled over to the bar and grabbed what Kaulder would need to be pulled out of the memory spell.

"Doesn't take balls to get into a bar fight when you can't get hurt." The man pointed out as he stood over Kaulder. "I guess your mind isn't as tough. No more memory potions."

He walked over to the back of the bar and I hid at the end. He was chanting and then the back of the bar was on fire.

Chloe is going to kill me. I thought as I watched her bar catch fire.

I crawled over to Kaulder and he grabbed my throat cutting off my airway.

"Kaulder." I struggled to say as I grabbed his hand trying to pull it off.

I took the lid off of the container and blew the spell into Kaulder's face.

"Kaulder. Can't. Breath." I said in between short gasps.

His eyes widened and he let go of my throat. He grabbed my shoulder and looked at me in concern before running over to the man disappearing into the floor.

I stood up and looked around at the fire surrounding us.

"You're a monster. This is some cruel joke. I could never love you." I said and ran out of the building.

I ran out of the building and all the way back to my apartment.

My phone was ringing and I knew it was Chloe.

"Chloe, I'm so sorry." I said.

"Soph, are you okay? I got the call, and they didn't find you."

"I'm fine. I'm so sorry about the bar."

"It was a bar, I'm just relieved to find out you're okay."

"I promise you, you will get every penny when I die."

"Soph, don't talk like that. You'll find him."

"I did, and he's not someone you fall in love with. Chloe, take the money and fix the place up."

"Insurance will cover it."

"Still, take it. You're the only person in 850 years I've trusted with my secret. If I were to give my fortune to anyone it would be you." I said.

"Thanks, Sophie."

"You're my best friend, Chloe."

I hung up and poured myself a drink. I sat on the couch with the TV playing in the background. I heard whispers over it and I sat straight up. I turned on all the lights in my studio and looked around. I saw nothing so poured a glass of water and downed it. As I was drinking all the lights became increasingly brighter. Then they all shattered leaving me in darkness. I opened my fridge and stood in front of it for a minute before I ran to grab my shoes. As I was putting them on the light from the fridge was fading. I looked back to see it slowly closing.

I went for the door but something grabbed my legs causing me to fall to the ground. I tried to pull away, but it had a tighter hold and was puling me into the wall. I was somewhere that I didn't know. I was surrounded by my past selves. They all scowled and then screamed as their faces decayed.

"Sophie, grab my hand!" I heard someone yell.

I reached out and felt myself leave that place. I saw Kaulder's face as I blacked out.