The Little Fairy
Chapter 16
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Tinkerbell poked her head into Vidia's hospital room. "Can we come in?" she asked.
Vidia looked up, and so did a young sparrowman who had been standing next to her bed.
"Sure, Tink." Vidia said, sending a sharp look at the sparrowman.
"I was just leaving." he said, nodding politely. "Nice to see you, Vidia."
He left.
"Who was that?" Silvermist asked.
"An old friend." Vidia answered, shortly. "So, I'm really dying to know what happened after I escaped from the jar."
The fairies each pulled up a comfy mushroom and sat down.
"Why don't you start, Tinkerbell?" Rosetta suggested. "We'll make sure you don't miss anything."
"Okay." Tinkerbell paused. "We caught up with Mr. Griffiths just before he went inside a building – we had used Lizzy to fly us there while it was raining – and when he saw her fly, he believed and let you go. I mean – he opened the jar. You didn't come out, and that's when we had fairy patrol flying criss-cross all over London. You understand the meaning of large when you've flown from the north west corner to the south east corner of London." Tinkerbell smiled.
"He opened the jar? I went through all of that for nothing?" Vidia asked, face extremely annoyed. "For nothing?"
"Jacquie would be dead if not for you." Tinkerbell pointed out. "Cassie would have killed her."
Vidia nodded reluctantly.
"So," Iridessa spoke up. "What happened to you?"
"I got out of the jar and started back the way we'd come. It started to rain again and I got downed by an enormous raindrop, but I landed on a really soft plant. Clover, I guess. Of course all of my pixie dust was gone, so I was thinking about how to get back to the fairy camp quickest when a small human boy walked over and picked me up. I got away, but he teamed up with another child to chase me down. They were just about to catch me when suddenly -" Vidia paused. A messenger fairy was standing in the doorway.
Vidia's five friends were leaning forward, holding their breaths.
"Sorry." she told them, then looked at the messenger. "What is it?"
"You have a letter and a package, Miss Vidia."
"Put them on the table." Vidia told him, sitting up.
He obeyed.
"Thank you!" Rosetta smiled at him as he left.
Vidia picked up the letter and quickly pulled it open. "It's from Jacquie!" she grinned. "Vidia, I'm really sorry about the aspirin poisoning. I didn't expect for you to ever forgive me, so I was in tears (and they weren't for show) when I received the treasure. I was told that the fairies were under instructions from you – thank you so much!
"I've already been formally introduced to Thomas, and we have so much in common that he's invited me to dinner – twice! I heard about how you fought Nataly, and I've figured out that you're a lot tougher than I ever gave you credit for. Thank you for saving my life instead of wishing for your greatest desire. Your former captor, Jacquie." Vidia put down the letter. "I never thought of wishing for something else. I don't think I have a greatest desire." Then she paused, thoughtfully. "I wonder what limits that stone has . . ."
Rosetta and Fawn shared a worried glance that none of the others noticed. Fawn hurriedly picked up the package and handed it to Vidia. "Open it!" she urged.
Vidia tore the leaf wrapping and set it on the table next to her bed. She smiled as she pulled out the olive fork and the pencil. She glanced at her audience. "These come into the story." she told them, then set them down and reached into the bottom of the leaf-wrapped package.
She pulled out a leaf-dress.
Looks just like hers – but it's a little different color. Probably her second set – I never saw her wear it, though.
Vidia held it up. "This is just like the one that Jacquie wore all the time that I was with her. I complimented it just before she knocked me out with aspirin."
"That's gorgeous." Fawn exclaimed.
"She has very good taste." Silvermist nodded.
"I'll say." Iridessa spoke up.
"What a very nice color." Tinkerbell commented.
"I have got to see that on you." Rosetta said, loudly.
Everyone else paused.
"Try it on?" Vidia frowned. "I most certainly will not!"
"All right, all right." Rosetta admitted defeat. "Can you go on with your story, then?"
Vidia drew in a deep breath.
That's all, folks!
I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to look at my story. If you enjoyed it, there are more of my stories up – but there is an overarching plot through six of them, so go to my profile to find out the order they should be read in.
M.J.J., signing off.