Regicide
Sinister Spiders
TWO
Bright red hair. The same colour red as that fire engine model you have always wanted that is in the front window of Zodiac Toys. That is the first thing you notice about her.
The second thing is her smile. So happy. Carefree. You can tell just by looking at her that she doesn't have parents like yours. And she even has a sister! Although from the way her sister is taunting her you think that she isn't as nice as the red-haired girls is.
And then- finally- you notice it.
After the hair and her smile you see her magic. The leaf that she picked up from the ground folds itself in half lengthways and floats up into the air like the most delicate of butterflies. The smile on her face, if it was possible, just got bigger and you feel your admiration for this girl grow. But the moment is ruined when her dark-haired sister swats at the butterfly-leaf grumpily and it floats back down to the grass gracefully.
"Tuney!" The red-head pouts- her voice filled with disappointment. You wince as you hear that tone in her voice. A river of molten anger oozes through your veins at Tuney's nasty treatment of her sister. Bully.
"Can you imagine what would happen if someone saw you do that?" Tuney hisses, barely loudly enough for you to hear. "You'd be locked away! They'd think you were crazy!"
Your fists clench at this. That girl is a witch! Not a lunatic! This girl is starting to sound a lot like your father.
However, you are amazed when the red-head girl just gives a careless shrug and twirls around and around. She spins so fast that it makes you dizzy just watching. She stops suddenly and gives a whoop of delight as she tumbles to the ground. Slowly she pulls herself into a seated position and her dreamy smile and carefree position take your breath away. Oh- to be that free!
You watch the sisters walk away. They make their way through the park to wherever their home is. You know that you will come back tomorrow. And the next day. And the day after that. Just to get a glimpse of her smile and to watch her work her beautiful carefree magic one more time.
