Rebirth: De L’or au Gris
He sat at the kitchen table waiting to dig in. His Mom placed a bowl of steaming noodles in front of him. She smiled, & then got startled for a second she thought her son’s eyes changed colour from gold to grey.
She blinked her eyes and was about to move closer to inspect his eyes when she heard a knock at the door. There was a soft THUD and this made her run to check what it was.
A young man with a green hood bowed and then told her he had a package for her. She looked down and saw her package.
She thanked the man for the delivery & he hopped onto a broom. And went zipping off to another cottage.
Her son came rushing to her side to find out what his Mom got in the mail. She placed the package by the door and went back into the kitchen.
She hummed as she carried on with her day. The lad started at the package and felt something come over him.
He picked up the parcel and checked to see if his Mom was looking. She was heading outside through the kitchen door to grab some herbs from the garden.
This was his chance. He rushed off and took the package to his room. Once it was there, he carefully unwrapped it and all he could do was gasp at what he saw inside. In the parcel, a book had been placed and it had some symbols on it that the lad didn’t recognize. But the one being who was now sharing the same body with him did.
She cleared her throat. The lad was startled and wondered if the sound had come from the book. She laughed at him and said, ‘‘Listen up kid. I don’t think I can explain this to you quick. But I’ll give you a short version. I am now a part of you, and I need your help.’’
The lad heard her and also felt her presence in his mind. He wondered how long she had been there.
The old lady moved his hands, ‘‘Could you hold the book still? I’ll take care of the rest.’’ He did exactly what she asked.
She read the symbols & the book started to burn his hands. He wanted to let go, but she had control of his hands.
He asked her how long it was going to take. She concentrated on reading until the book stopped burning & the front cover moved on its own. A number of pages turned on their own, too. The lad watched in awe. The pages stopped turning and he stared at the page.
‘‘Is that you?’’ He asked.
She smiled & said, ‘‘yes.’’
It was her all right. She stared at the image and moved her fingers on the page. Ah, it had been ages since she had her hands on her book.
She would have to hand the delivery guy a bonus for sending it to her in a great condition. The only thing that she wanted now was to find another body. She didn’t like having to be a young kid.
A sorceress needed to have more freedom to go wherever she wanted, & not have to worry about being grounded by her, eh- his, Mom. She sighed and hoped she would be able to find a new host soon.
20/06\2020 Sat’rday.