Fortune Foretold 1
I have never been one to believe in the "dark arts". Like most men, I believe in logic, facts, proof and just a little randomness of the universe. My wife on the other hand, was a bit more prone to spirits, ghosts and the like.. and she had a weakness for fortunetellers. She and her girlfriends had gone to one while in college and she claimed that almost everything the fortune teller said came true in some fashion. Not all of it but a lot. More than could be attributed to randomness.
So it is with that background that you can understand why I would humor my wife and go to the fortune teller with her, mostly to keep her from bringing it up every other day. "Fine.. we will go on Saturday after we run errands at the mall. Its right on the way". She seemed pleased that she had finally won that battle.. as she always does, eventually. "You'll see honey. You wont regret it." It was nice to see her happy about something so minor and I made a mental note to do more of that. Happy wife.. happy life as they say.
We pulled into the parking lot and I made the same joke I had made a million times.. "if they can see the future, they should be expecting us". Again, she is not amused. We entered the building that was really more of a deluxe shed. Two, maybe three rooms tops.. yet it had been open in this location for many years. They must be doing something to generate business.
The room was predictably dim and moody with the smell of incense or something recently burned. I had to admit it gave the place a bit of gravitas vs a well lit kitchen or something. There was a table with two chairs near the entrance and another on the far side near the "backroom entrance". Soon after we sat, Claire emerged from the backroom.
"Hello my friends. I am so glad you finally came in after all these years. My name is Claire. Now, tell me what it is you want to know about. Passed loved ones? Your business outlook? Perhaps a glimpse into what lays before you? I make no promises except to share the truth about what I see. I can see that your wife sir, is the energy behind this visit. Never the less, I can only see what the spirits share. Sometimes they point out things that you only suspect. Tell me what is your desire today?"
Now this is all to proforma in my book. A couple of easy guesses about us being locals and Gigi being the driving force about this. Hell, for all I know my wife has been in here before. I was amused by this whole show. Gigi was really into this, seated on the edge of her chair and began to speak.
Well Claire, Miss Claire? You are right of course, it took me forever to get him to do this today. Its like he doesn't want to know what is ahead but I do. I did this with my girl friends in college and it was amazing. She even foretold that two of them would find romance and they did. They didn't even know they were lesbians at the time but within the month, they had moved in together and were deeply in love .. at least for the rest of that semester.
That perked my ears up. Wait.. What? Who was that? You never told me that story. "Oh, honey, it was a long time ago. You didn't need to know that". Still.. who was it? Do I know them? "Fine, it was Gwen and Lynn at the end of Jr. year and through that summer session." Gwen? We went to her wedding a few years back. That Gwen? "Yes, that Gwen". Holy crap. I would have never guessed! "It was college, a long time ago and just a phase. Lots of people went through phases. Anyway, they broke up at the beginning of Senior year but I have to admit, they were pretty hot that summer" Holy crap. This trip is turning out much better than I thought. I knew both Gwen and Lynn when I met Gigi second semester of Senior year. "Lets stay focused here".
Miss Claire, tell us how this works. Palms, tarots, what is your method? Miss Claire looked at us both then closed her eyes for a moment. When she opened them she had this glint in her eye, like she had thrown a switch. "Lets all join hands and let the spirits guide us in this quest". Oh boy, here it comes I thought. Three to five the spirits are going to move us towards my AMEX card but I had to admit, it was a good act and Gigi was biting hard. Who know where this will lead?
Claire reached out and took a hand from each of us, forming a circle of sorts. Now, just relax and be open to the moment. Let the walls fall away, let the day move towards the night. Open your mind, open your heart, open your spirit and let the warm light was over you, removing fear for there is nothing to fear here, removing doubt.. you have no doubt.. only truths to be discovered. Just a few moments of quiet and.. there... I am in now.. I can feel you and you can feel me.. and our connection to the spirits... breathe in.. slowly.. slowly.. wait.. there is another.. no two.. wait.. no.. no.. I won't allow it.. go.. GO!
Claires eyes few open and she jerked her hands back.. looking directly at me. She seemed a bit scared and unsettled. Moving slightly away from me now, she gathered herself and just stared at me like she was processing some great unknown. After a few moments she spoke: I'm sorry, that's never happened before. Have they made contact with you yet? If not, you should be aware that they are coming and they won't be denied.
What are you talking about? both Gigi and I asked at the same time. What did you see? Are we okay? "All I can share is that things are about to change for you as a couple. How you handle these events will determine if you are okay. That is completely within your control." But what did you see Claire? "Spirits. Very strong spirits. They want to control you". Claire was looking directly at me. "Be careful.. these two are very strong and may manifest themselves in unusual ways".
Gigi had this look of disbelief. No disappointment. She had wanted this to be fun and informative and all Claire had done as to upset them both. "Thats enough for this time. You come back when you need my help". We got up and left. Sitting in the car I observed that its not much of a business if she doesn't charge honey. Sorry it didn't work out the way you thought it would. But Gigi had this look.. like she knew something.. was up but couldn't put her finger on it. "Just head home honey" she said.
So it is with that background that you can understand why I would humor my wife and go to the fortune teller with her, mostly to keep her from bringing it up every other day. "Fine.. we will go on Saturday after we run errands at the mall. Its right on the way". She seemed pleased that she had finally won that battle.. as she always does, eventually. "You'll see honey. You wont regret it." It was nice to see her happy about something so minor and I made a mental note to do more of that. Happy wife.. happy life as they say.
We pulled into the parking lot and I made the same joke I had made a million times.. "if they can see the future, they should be expecting us". Again, she is not amused. We entered the building that was really more of a deluxe shed. Two, maybe three rooms tops.. yet it had been open in this location for many years. They must be doing something to generate business.
The room was predictably dim and moody with the smell of incense or something recently burned. I had to admit it gave the place a bit of gravitas vs a well lit kitchen or something. There was a table with two chairs near the entrance and another on the far side near the "backroom entrance". Soon after we sat, Claire emerged from the backroom.
"Hello my friends. I am so glad you finally came in after all these years. My name is Claire. Now, tell me what it is you want to know about. Passed loved ones? Your business outlook? Perhaps a glimpse into what lays before you? I make no promises except to share the truth about what I see. I can see that your wife sir, is the energy behind this visit. Never the less, I can only see what the spirits share. Sometimes they point out things that you only suspect. Tell me what is your desire today?"
Now this is all to proforma in my book. A couple of easy guesses about us being locals and Gigi being the driving force about this. Hell, for all I know my wife has been in here before. I was amused by this whole show. Gigi was really into this, seated on the edge of her chair and began to speak.
Well Claire, Miss Claire? You are right of course, it took me forever to get him to do this today. Its like he doesn't want to know what is ahead but I do. I did this with my girl friends in college and it was amazing. She even foretold that two of them would find romance and they did. They didn't even know they were lesbians at the time but within the month, they had moved in together and were deeply in love .. at least for the rest of that semester.
That perked my ears up. Wait.. What? Who was that? You never told me that story. "Oh, honey, it was a long time ago. You didn't need to know that". Still.. who was it? Do I know them? "Fine, it was Gwen and Lynn at the end of Jr. year and through that summer session." Gwen? We went to her wedding a few years back. That Gwen? "Yes, that Gwen". Holy crap. I would have never guessed! "It was college, a long time ago and just a phase. Lots of people went through phases. Anyway, they broke up at the beginning of Senior year but I have to admit, they were pretty hot that summer" Holy crap. This trip is turning out much better than I thought. I knew both Gwen and Lynn when I met Gigi second semester of Senior year. "Lets stay focused here".
Miss Claire, tell us how this works. Palms, tarots, what is your method? Miss Claire looked at us both then closed her eyes for a moment. When she opened them she had this glint in her eye, like she had thrown a switch. "Lets all join hands and let the spirits guide us in this quest". Oh boy, here it comes I thought. Three to five the spirits are going to move us towards my AMEX card but I had to admit, it was a good act and Gigi was biting hard. Who know where this will lead?
Claire reached out and took a hand from each of us, forming a circle of sorts. Now, just relax and be open to the moment. Let the walls fall away, let the day move towards the night. Open your mind, open your heart, open your spirit and let the warm light was over you, removing fear for there is nothing to fear here, removing doubt.. you have no doubt.. only truths to be discovered. Just a few moments of quiet and.. there... I am in now.. I can feel you and you can feel me.. and our connection to the spirits... breathe in.. slowly.. slowly.. wait.. there is another.. no two.. wait.. no.. no.. I won't allow it.. go.. GO!
Claires eyes few open and she jerked her hands back.. looking directly at me. She seemed a bit scared and unsettled. Moving slightly away from me now, she gathered herself and just stared at me like she was processing some great unknown. After a few moments she spoke: I'm sorry, that's never happened before. Have they made contact with you yet? If not, you should be aware that they are coming and they won't be denied.
What are you talking about? both Gigi and I asked at the same time. What did you see? Are we okay? "All I can share is that things are about to change for you as a couple. How you handle these events will determine if you are okay. That is completely within your control." But what did you see Claire? "Spirits. Very strong spirits. They want to control you". Claire was looking directly at me. "Be careful.. these two are very strong and may manifest themselves in unusual ways".
Gigi had this look of disbelief. No disappointment. She had wanted this to be fun and informative and all Claire had done as to upset them both. "Thats enough for this time. You come back when you need my help". We got up and left. Sitting in the car I observed that its not much of a business if she doesn't charge honey. Sorry it didn't work out the way you thought it would. But Gigi had this look.. like she knew something.. was up but couldn't put her finger on it. "Just head home honey" she said.
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