"Momma its time to get up. The sun is already up."
Patience looked at the sun. It had been up for hours. "Yes darling. We have a picnic to prepare so I guess I should get out of bed."
"A picnic!!! With Jason!!!"
"Yes sweetie. Now lets get you changed before he gets here."
"Can I wear my white dress? Please."
"I guess, but you have to be careful."
"I will be."
"Okay. You're such a sweet girl. You know that don't you."
"Yes mother. I love you too."
Patience smiled. Phoebe was sure growing up fast.
* * *
"Phoebe, stay here a minute and look out for Jason."
"But I thought we were meeting him at the wishing well."
"I'm sure glad that you remembered that. I forgot."
"Well, wait here anyway. I'll be back in a minute."
"Okay Mother."
Patience walked over to the barn and climbed the ladder to the loft. She retrieved the necklace that she had hid the night before and put it around her neck. She quickly returned to her waiting daughter.
"Are you ready Ma?"
"Yes sweetie. Lets go meet Jason."
* * *
"Patience! I was starting to wonder if you were coming."
"Of course we came. We just got postponed for a few minutes."
"So what do we have to eat?" Jason asked looking into the basket that Patience held in her hands.
"Fried chicken."
"My favorite!"
"I know. That's why I made it."
"Momma, can I go to the wishing well?"
"Just a moment."
"No, you go ahead. I'll set up the picnic."
"Thank you Jason. She's been wanting to see the well for days."
Patience and Phoebe walked over to the old well. "Can I get a drink?"
"No hon. It is salt water. It wouldn't taste too good."
"Oh."
"But here is a penny. Make a wish."
"Only if you make one too."
"Okay, I wish that Jason ask you to marry him," Phoebe looked up at her mother and smiled. Patience smiled back.
"I hope he does too."
"Now your turn."
"I wish--" Patience finished the wish silently. I wish that my powers go away so that I can have a normal life.
"Momma, what did you wish for?"
"I--wished--the same thing you did. Now lets get back to Jason."
When they reached the clearing they saw that Jason had set up the dinner. The three of them all set down and ate together.
"Patience. I have something to ask you."
Phoebe smiled at her mother. She knew what Jason was going to ask.
Jason got down on one knee and held out a golden band. "Will you marry me?"
"Yes." With that one word the wind picked up and the ring flew off of his hand. Before she knew what was going on the ring hit her chest. As she looked down at the necklace that was around her neck she realized that the charm was complete.
"Run!" Patience shouted. Jason picked up Phoebe and ran toward the old farmhouse thinking that Patience was not far behind. When he reached the house he realized that for some reason she hadn't followed, but the storm was too violent to try to find her now.
Patience looked at the sun. It had been up for hours. "Yes darling. We have a picnic to prepare so I guess I should get out of bed."
"A picnic!!! With Jason!!!"
"Yes sweetie. Now lets get you changed before he gets here."
"Can I wear my white dress? Please."
"I guess, but you have to be careful."
"I will be."
"Okay. You're such a sweet girl. You know that don't you."
"Yes mother. I love you too."
Patience smiled. Phoebe was sure growing up fast.
* * *
"Phoebe, stay here a minute and look out for Jason."
"But I thought we were meeting him at the wishing well."
"I'm sure glad that you remembered that. I forgot."
"Well, wait here anyway. I'll be back in a minute."
"Okay Mother."
Patience walked over to the barn and climbed the ladder to the loft. She retrieved the necklace that she had hid the night before and put it around her neck. She quickly returned to her waiting daughter.
"Are you ready Ma?"
"Yes sweetie. Lets go meet Jason."
* * *
"Patience! I was starting to wonder if you were coming."
"Of course we came. We just got postponed for a few minutes."
"So what do we have to eat?" Jason asked looking into the basket that Patience held in her hands.
"Fried chicken."
"My favorite!"
"I know. That's why I made it."
"Momma, can I go to the wishing well?"
"Just a moment."
"No, you go ahead. I'll set up the picnic."
"Thank you Jason. She's been wanting to see the well for days."
Patience and Phoebe walked over to the old well. "Can I get a drink?"
"No hon. It is salt water. It wouldn't taste too good."
"Oh."
"But here is a penny. Make a wish."
"Only if you make one too."
"Okay, I wish that Jason ask you to marry him," Phoebe looked up at her mother and smiled. Patience smiled back.
"I hope he does too."
"Now your turn."
"I wish--" Patience finished the wish silently. I wish that my powers go away so that I can have a normal life.
"Momma, what did you wish for?"
"I--wished--the same thing you did. Now lets get back to Jason."
When they reached the clearing they saw that Jason had set up the dinner. The three of them all set down and ate together.
"Patience. I have something to ask you."
Phoebe smiled at her mother. She knew what Jason was going to ask.
Jason got down on one knee and held out a golden band. "Will you marry me?"
"Yes." With that one word the wind picked up and the ring flew off of his hand. Before she knew what was going on the ring hit her chest. As she looked down at the necklace that was around her neck she realized that the charm was complete.
"Run!" Patience shouted. Jason picked up Phoebe and ran toward the old farmhouse thinking that Patience was not far behind. When he reached the house he realized that for some reason she hadn't followed, but the storm was too violent to try to find her now.
