CHARM TO CHARMERS

"Me too Jen...me too..you really don't know how much I wish to have an adventure with them". I whispered .

"Good night, squirt". 

I went back to my room in a daze after making sure every corner of the house was locked and well secured. 

When I entered my room, I changed my dress and had my bath then got ready for bed as I was so exhausted from the day's route. 

  Once I lay down on my bed, I felt my bag behind my back . I grunted as I picked it up. The charm that the old woman had given me protruded from the small bag. I got it out and took a good look at it.

  'Just imagine that it has some sort of magic that can make your wish come true". I smirked .

  " A wish huh?". I sat up on my bed and twirled the LC in my hand. I don't really believe in wishes and luck . I only believe in hard work and God that is all. 

  Dramatic for real? I know, but it's the truth. Wishes don't exist. It just something that keeps our hopes up. Whoever invented that wish must have been desperate.

  But still…

" If you can really grant me a wish then I would really like to be given a chance to do something different . Somewhere I could do something that I haven't done before ... somewhere like being with Angels or not even them but some creatures who are more likely to be Angels...pure, good hearted, kind, and oh some sharp-tongued and a sissy type one but funny and most strongest, powerful and some disturbances ones...you know... good people who fear God and does his will but have powers".  

  I whispered . A moment later and the silence was really thickening.

  I mentally slapped myself and groaned in frustration .

  "Argh!". Who am I kidding? Why did I say that? Forget everything!! I'm losing my mind". I threw my pillow at the wall. How embarrassing . Lucky for me that no one was here to hear it. Otherwise I won't be able to live with myself . In my frustrations and embarrassment, I threw away the so-called charm across the room .

  "Screw it!! What was I even expecting? Some fairy godmother like Cinderella to appear in front of me ? I knew I had too many Disney movies today... I knew that was why I didn't want to watch it in the first place ". 

"You mean those lame cartoon movies that children watch? Ha! That is funny. They only fill your heads with false information . They should be banned!". 

  "Of course they should...it just gives us false hope!!". 

  "But you have to admit , wouldn't it be nice to live in a magical palace full of good magical creatures?".  

  "Yeah,". I nodded .

 "That would be great. Living in luxury sounds so dreamy". 

"Exactly...but not luxury that matters... having the right people and the good people with you sounds great, right ". I nodded my head again.

  "Now, what would you do if you would actually live in a version of that palace? Just imagine the freedom you'll have if you live in a palace . Servant at your disposal , breakfast in bed , a closet full of dresses". 

  "Hmm... That does sound cool. Except for dresses. No homework, no house chores , no school , everyday is a holiday!!". I grinned at the thought.

  "You see?So why not come with me and I will take you there". 

  Come with who?

I laughed out loud . I'm definitely going crazy . I'm talking to myself as if there was a person beside me who's talking to me .

"I think if I don't get some sleep I may end up going crazy". 

"No my child...no need for sleep ".  

This time I pause . My hair stood . For the first time , I was able to think and assess the situation and figured out that I was talking to someone and not just by myself . I gulped.

Slowly, I took a look behind me. There , I saw a woman with pretty blonde hair and blue eyes staring back at me. She was lying on my bed, flat on her stomach with her head perched on her open palms. She was probably in her thirties, for all I know, she grinned at me.

  "So now you saw someone in front of you, what shall it be?". She said and I only looked at her in disbelief .

  "There is a woman in my room".  The woman only rolled her eyes.

  " Yes yes, I know . So what is it then?". She asked again , which I had no clue on what she was talking about .

  " There is a woman in my room". I repeated myself again.

" You have already sa..". Her words were shut up by my screams.

  " THERE'S A WOMAN IN NY ROOM!". I screamed . She covered her ears in annoyance.

   "Sheesh!!" Girls in this world do love to scream".  She said and changed into a sitting position. I immediately got up and ran to the far end of my room. She hid a smirk at my shaking form. Who...I mean who on earth will not freak out after realising a total stranger in their room. Any rational person will scream, right?

  " Since you are not ready to answer my question, I guess I'll have to decide for you then". She finally got up and made her way to me.

  " Stay back, don't get close to me". That didn't even touch her to stop, because she was still reaching out to me. That was it, I started running from her and jumped abnormally on my bed but my foot got caught on the bedsheet and I suddenly fell down... I need a weapon to stab this crazy woman.. anything, come on.

   " Wh...wh..what!!". I yelled as she carried me onto her shoulder... worse of all. I let out a girly scream that was too much of my liking. HELP!!

  I watched in horror as she held out her hand to the wall and made a twirling motion. Nothing happened at first, which made me conclude that the woman is a psychopath. When she stopped, it now made me wonder who was crazy since there was a sort of swirling bluish mist on the wall.

"Holy sh**p!!".  I bit my tongue when I realised that I had just screamed out loud and Jen might hear me.

  " What the heck is that?". 

" A portal, Duh!". She chuckled.

" It will take us to a different world where your dreams will be reality" 

  What dreams? I don't have anything...well, except for marrying from a zillion families! I struggled out of her grip. What is she anyway? The female version of superman? 

  " What do you know about my dreams? You're not my mother! Unhand me at once!!".  She laughed at my outburst.

" Now, you are just sounding like a princess.. that is good ".  

  " What do you even mean by good? I'll punch you in the face if I get the chance ". 

" Sure, but for now, hold your breath we are going in". 

  Going in... where?  I thought.  

Just as I was about to voice out my question, she jumped to the portal with me still hanging on her shoulders. Once we hit the portal, my head started to spin and made me lose consciousness.

  The only thing I heard was what that woman was muttering.

  " Oh boy, I should have warned her about the side effects of being a first timer...oh well". 

   ***

My head is throbbing for some unknown reason. Why does it hurt? Suddenly I felt the wind brushing pass my skin. It was cool and relaxing. I took a deep breath and was welcomed by the scent of lavenders and roses. I moved my fingers and was surprised when I touched something spiky.. it feels...it feels.. like grass.

"Who is she?". 

I can hear a voice said above me. from its tone I can tell that it's a male. Am I dreaming?. 

"I have no idea, or probably she is the girl that the Queen was talking about not long ago".  

Another voice said.

"Awe, how cute. But by the way her dressing is pretty weird". And another. I wanted to open my eyes to see what was happening but I didn't. I'm guessing that they still think I'm unconscious. Will they leave me if they think that I'm dead?. As if he was in my thoughts, another male said. 

"Is she dead?". Great...I think there are more of them. Whatever, no matter their number as long as they think I'm dead maybe they will leave me alone. I held my breath to make it look like my heart stopped beating. I have never been good at acting but I guess that I will have to do it or else I have no other way out. I heard two other footsteps getting closer to where the guys were standing.

"Who is that?". A new voice again!

  "Yeah, I wanted to ask". And then another one. 

Wait..what? How many are those?!!