THE MYSTIC WELL (cont.)
Lifting her load once more to her head, the old woman continued on her way as sure-footed as a young woman. Both girls could’ve sworn her haggard figure suddenly became lean and graceful as they watched her disappear into the distance with awe. Both suspected her to be a fairy, but who would ever believe them? It had always been rumored that ‘the godmother’ made her rounds during mid-year. Could that have been her?
Baffled, both girls left for home immediately. Tina got home to discover her family entertaining a visitor, a very fussy old woman whom she found annoying. Her mother called her aside, gave her a small water pot and told her to fetch some water from the spring for their visitor. “The spring? But why? That’s like three streets away! There’s water in a well two blocks away from here.” Tina argued, but her mother would hear none of it. She explained that their visitor did not drink well water and Tina was to hurry to and fro immediately.
Grumbling loudly and rudely, much to her parents’ embarrassment, Tina stomped out of the house. She did not go to the stream as instructed. Instead, she went to the wild garden two blocks away from her home and struggled further in through thorns and brambles until she found the well.
It looked so abandoned and no longer in use that she cursed before letting in the pail. As she pulled out the pail, she imagined what she’d find and prayed for jewels. If she found a necklace like Tessa’s, she would keep it for herself and become very rich. She would hire servants and no longer live with her parents or run their errands. Especially not for stinky, fussy, bad-tempered old women!
Racheal Sam.
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#shortstoryTHE MYSTIC WELL (cont.)
Lifting her load once more to her head, the old woman continued on her way as sure-footed as a young woman. Both girls could’ve sworn her haggard figure suddenly became lean and graceful as they watched her disappear into the distance with awe. Both suspected her to be a fairy, but who would ever believe them? It had always been rumored that ‘the godmother’ made her rounds during mid-year. Could that have been her?
Baffled, both girls left for home immediately. Tina got home to discover her family entertaining a visitor, a very fussy old woman whom she found annoying. Her mother called her aside, gave her a small water pot and told her to fetch some water from the spring for their visitor. “The spring? But why? That’s like three streets away! There’s water in a well two blocks away from here.” Tina argued, but her mother would hear none of it. She explained that their visitor did not drink well water and Tina was to hurry to and fro immediately.
Grumbling loudly and rudely, much to her parents’ embarrassment, Tina stomped out of the house. She did not go to the stream as instructed. Instead, she went to the wild garden two blocks away from her home and struggled further in through thorns and brambles until she found the well.
It looked so abandoned and no longer in use that she cursed before letting in the pail. As she pulled out the pail, she imagined what she’d find and prayed for jewels. If she found a necklace like Tessa’s, she would keep it for herself and become very rich. She would hire servants and no longer live with her parents or run their errands. Especially not for stinky, fussy, bad-tempered old women!
©️ Racheal Sam.
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#explorepage
#rainbowtalesbyrachealsam
#fypviralシ
#short
#shortstory
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