Mystical Angels

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Prologue “Come on’ Kourt, give it a shot for your best buddy please?”Vanessa asked. Her eyes were pleading for me to pay fifteen good dollars, just to see a fake fortune teller. “Vanessa, that stuff is fake. And you know my mom would never agree to me paying for something that has to deal with the supernatural!”I cried. Vanessa had talked about this for the last half hour, jumping up and down, her long blonde hair flying out of her ponytail. Her blue eyes popping out of her head like a fish. But, there was no use for her excitement. I wasn’t gonna pay to see the fortune teller. “But, Kourtney listen! This is your first carnival cruise ever for spring break. Why not make it memorable?”Vanessa argued, beginning to get annoyed by the situation. I thought about what Vanessa said. I hesitated for a moment before I replied. Once again, she won our argument as every other time. Whether is was about hair, clothes, boys, etc., she always won. “Ok, but only once. This is it!”I repeated my statement to make sure she understood. Not that Vanessa was stupid, I just didn’t wanna promise her something I couldn’t or wouldn’t do. I looked for my brother Nikko. I spotted him with his Buzz Lightyear action figure in hand. I gave him a smile and he waved back his toddler sized hand. Vanessa tugged my shirt. “Kourt I hate to interrupt your family reunion but, we have a fortune teller to see!” “Calm down, Vanessa. God, sometimes you can act like Nikko!”I cried as we both laughed once she realized she was going insane. “Are you ready now? Are you completely back from planet Let’s-Become-a-Five-Year-Old?”I asked. Vanessa sarcastically said, “Um, give me about another thirty minutes to think about it. That planet was fun!” We walked to the fortune teller’s room, Vanessa and I bumping into other people. I saw Zaria playing with the claw machine, trying to win a new cell phone. She missed her prize, and basically threw a temper tantrum with her loud mouth scaring elderly people. Mom caught her and pulled her away. I could hear her say, “Honey, why don’t we try another game?” We finally reached our destination. I opened the door and found a slightly dark room with a crystal ball. I wasn’t a voodoo woman myself but, I felt some negative energy. “I have to do this for Vanessa.”I thought. I turned to the orange painted walls that were slowly aging day by day. The color was starting to fade and I wondered when this room was built. “Hello there.”The voodoo woman said as she tapped me on my shoulder, her accent sounding like she could speak the Arabic language. I turned to see the voodoo woman’s face. She had wrinkles that made her look like she was seventy years old. Her long purple skirt covered her legs down to her feet that needed lotion. Her long brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail that reached her elbows. Her green eyes waited for me to reply. “Hi. Are you the fortune teller?”I asked. No, she was the voodoo woman’s secretary who just tapped on people’s shoulders, to creep them out. Of course, she was the voodoo woman. “I am not…”the voodoo woman started. Now, I was starting to have second thoughts about who the woman was. “…a voodoo woman. I am a fortune teller.”The “fortune teller’s” green eyes started to turn red as she glared at me. “I’m sorry to disrespect you, fortune teller.”I said. From her eyes, I didn’t want to get on this lady’s bad side. Her eyes cleared and they quickly became green. Her anger erased. “Would you like to have your fortune told?”She asked. “Yes!”Vanessa screeched. “Then, that will be fifteen dollars.”The fortune teller said. Vanessa and I pulled fifteen dollars out of our pockets. I handed the money to her, feeling her hard hands. The fortune teller smiled as I gave her the money. “Take a seat.”She said. Vanessa and I both sat at a table to small for all of us. Now, the lights went completely out, and the fortune teller stared at me with an idea in mind. “I will grant you, only you, one wish.”She said as she put her hands on the crystal ball. I looked shocked at her. “Do you believe I will grant your desire?”She asked. “Honestly, no.”I quickly answered. “Hmm, I will prove you wrong once you state your wish.”She challenged. Vanessa said, “This is great Kourtney! You can wish for whatever you want!” I thought about my wish. I wasn’t gonna wish for a Xbox or anything, I needed something important. Then, it came to me. “I wish, for immortality!” I said. I read about it in a book called “Evermore”, and it seemed awesome. The fortune teller looked surprised. Her crystal ball glowed. “Is it a wise wish?”She asked as she winked. “Yeah, it’s not like it’s gonna happen anyway.” The fortune teller smiled, her yellow teeth shining from the crystal ball. “Ok, then Kourtney Kay. Your wish has been granted.” How the hell did she know my name? “Ok, now can you tell me my fortune?”Vanessa asked. “Yes, take a seat.”The fortune teller answered. Vanessa and I switched s

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