Posies

"Avandey." Leo spoke the word quietly.

There was a gentle rush, and our bodies traveled like apparitions down hallways, through rock walls, and out onto the grounds.

I watched in awe as we floated past groundkeepers through bushes, trees, and a large lake. Until we reached a garden surrounded by thick bushes and covered in what looked like roses.

"Stolenvey." At the word, our bodies stopped, and my feet touched the ground.

I took a deep breath. "I always wondered what it would feel like to be a ghost," I said, feeling the slightest bit woozy.

"Is that the normal way people of Polonias travel, or were you showing off?" I turned in a circle, taking in my surroundings. We were in a garden filled with flowers.

"A little of both," he said, sheepishly. "It's quick and easy. Think you can remember the words?"

"Sure," I said, repeating them in my mind.

"Good." He walked to the edge of the garden and picked a flower that sort of looked like a blue rose.