I had so many questions. So much I couldn't understand. Where could I go for help? It was then I remembered a place my Mum used to take me. It was in town. A quiet shop on the corner. Magic Corner I think it was called. I don't know why we used to go there but I do remember that it was a fascinating shop. My Mum seemed to know the owner well. We used to spend hours in there looking at the weird and wonderful things and talking about how different the world would be if everyone had magical gifts.
It was then I realised I had to see this person. The owner. Find out what he knew about my gift. Did I tell him why I wanted to know? No not yet. Find out what I can and if I can trust him then maybe.
I was walking along thinking about it all when I realised how far I'd walked. I was on the edge of town. The shop was only a couple of blocks away. I hurried along the busy streets.
After about 10 minutes I found the shop. Right on the corner where it had stood for years. The sign above the shop was old and faded. You could just make out the shop name. Magic Corner. Just as I had remembered it. I glanced in the window. It looked dark and dusty. I stood and stared at the shop for a minute.
I reached out and grabbed the rusty old door handle. I pushed the door open. It squeaked and a bell rang at the back of the shop. I stepped in and as soon as I had the door slammed behind me. Then out of nowhere the shop owner appeared.
"I wondered when you'd come," he said as a smile spread across his face. "This way."
He led me to the back of the shop to some shelves. A sign above them said ingredients.
"What would you like today? Your usual I'm guessing. Where's your Mum? I've not known you to come here for years and without your Mum…well this is a first" he spoke fast and put the ingredients in a brown paper bag. "Don't look so shocked. What's the matter with you kid?"
Huh. Er…" I started. "I don't know why I'm here. I just…I just wanted to come and look round".
"Oh" the owner looked surprised.
"Let me show you something" He led me to a table at the back of the shop. There was a bowl of crystal clear water on it.
He said a few words and stepped back. "Look in there".
I stepped forwards. Unsure. I looked in the water and saw an image start to appear. Then I heard a familiar voice. "Mum?"
"Quiet!" the shop owner warned "What you will see and hear is very important".
He walked out the room and back in to the front of the shop.
I looked in to the water again and listened hard.
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"Phoebe!"
"Yeah"
"Come here. We have a demon to vanquish remember"
Phoebe ran downstairs to Piper.
"Got the book"
"Of course" Phoebe grins and hands the book to Piper.
"Paige"
"Yeah yeah I'm coming" Paige strolls in to the hallway.
They say a spell from the book to summon a demon. Nothing happens for a second then…
BANG!
Windows fly open and a demon appears in the hallway just metres away from the sisters. The sisters quickly start chanting over and over the same words to the spell.
"NOOOOO!" the demon cries and as he explodes in a ball of fire.
"Nice" says Piper sarcastically as she turns around and heads for the kitchen.
The sisters follow Piper. Piper puts the book down on the table and grabs the coffee pot.
"Coffee?"
She pours herself a cup of coffee and glances up to find her sisters gone. She sighs and goes to sit down at the table.
"Phoebe have you seen my car keys?" Paige yells as she throws papers up the air in desperation to find her keys.
"Try the table" Phoebe calls back.
Paige glances around. "Aha!" she exclaims. "Found them" She grabs her bag and walks out the front door.
Phoebe walks back in to the kitchen after changing her top which was now ruined from vanquishing demons all morning. She pours herself some coffee and sits opposite Piper at the table.
"Another top ruined" Piper enquired.
"Yeah but that's what you get for being a charmed one"
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At that moment the image disappeared and I was left alone in back of the shop. What did she mean? Had what I just seen been real? Who else knew about this?
I repeated it in almost a whisper "charmed one".
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To zekesbabe
Thanks for the review. I thought about what you put and rewrote chapter 1. You were right – it didn't make much sense! I hope it makes more sense now…I hope this chapter makes sense too.lol.
To clegs
Thanks for the review. Glad you think it's a good story!
Please keep reading and reviewing!
