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CHAPTERTEN
Zelle
long-hair-dont-careposted:
Hey guys! I had a slight hiccup in my self-care last week and had a return of the headaches. And in the process I lost ALL my veggies that I planted. *sad face*
Not to worry, though! I'm starting some new seeds from scratch today and they are already chilling in their new pots.
Have any of you guys had any gardening blunders that you feel comfortable sharing? I'm sure this won't be my last one.
I hope this Tuesday evening is finding you guys in as good of a place as mine is.
I feel rejuvenated since my rest, and I feel like I'm able to finally think clearly. I'm going to leave you all with a short post tonight. Have a good one and rest sweet!
~~tuesday evening~~
I felt… upset. Angry.Asangry, if not more so, than I had been when Mother had incinerated my Boo-Boo bear all those years ago.
I glared up through the roof of my sunroom. Why couldn't it be stormy and rainy to match my mood? The bright blue sky and the sun shone down on me, which made me even angrier.
Except this wasn't five-year-old baby witch rage. This was full-grown, unbridled, twenty-two-year-old green witch rage.
She not only killed my plants, she was trying to kill my cat. Mybest friend. And all because she was jealous? Mad that I was thriving? I didn't even know anymore.
What Ididknow was that killing my best friend was not an option. Like, nothing about this was ever going to be okay with me ever again. Before, she was maybe just a horrible old woman who kept me around so she wouldn't be alone, or because of some kind of a grudge. She was horrible and deserved all the unhappiness that was likely due her, but I hadn't wanted any part of its payout.
But now? Now, she was a wicked old witch and she'd gone too far with me. I was going to be the harbinger of unhappiness for her if it was the last thing I did.
I wantedoutof this tower. I wantedoutfrom under her thumb. I wanted her to leave Baz and I alone forever.
If that was ever going to happen, I needed to become more independent.
I'd started out by incinerating Basil's food since I knew I couldn't rely on Mother for it any longer.
Unfortunately, Basil and I couldn't just disappear into the dark night because of the pesky little curse on the tower, so she was probably going to notice when Basil didn't wake up dead. And she'd know I'd thrown out the food. Then, she'd knowI knewshe was trying to kill him.
Once she realizedthat, she was going to get more frantic. And more destructive.
So, I had to figure something out and I had to figure it out fast.
I needed to focus on my abilities. The answers to all our problems lay in my very fingertips.
I just needed to tap into all that power.
I walked over to one of the seedling frames and waved my hand over a tomato seedling, watching as it shot up at least an inch with my help. That was good, but I'd have to get better. Stronger.
Mother was a powerful green witch. She could growentire plantsin a day's time. She could ripen fruit in seconds.
I stopped, my hand frozen over the plant in front of me.
What in the…
She was a more powerful green witch than me. And any green witch worth her salt could tell a plant's species by one look. So why had she haphazardly killed all my seedlings on her last visit?
"Baz.." I said quickly, noting how his head popped up to look at me immediately.
"Zelle?"
