I soon met some of the ‘unusual’ people that Helen was
talking about.
At the fortune teller caravan, I picked up a brochure
for a little consignment shop called Weister’s Elixers
and Sundries.
It was supposed to be a good location to get uncommon
ingredients for potions and tonics.
Since I was interested in learning the alchemy side of witchcraft, I
decided to check it out.
When I got there, the shop was totally empty of people,
but it did seem to have items that I’ve never seen in any other “supposed”
alchemy shop.
If Moonlight Falls was full of the type of people who
would frequently visit a shop like this, I knew that I would in fact be right
at home here, just as Helen suggested.
My eyes were immediately drawn to a cozy rocking chair
in front of a fireplace. It was so
inviting.
Since there was no one at the cash register, I couldn’t
decide whether to look around, wait for someone to show up, or leave.
A top of the line alchemy station was set up in the
shop, which was just what I needed, so I decided to wait until a cashier showed
up.
After a few minutes, when there was still no one at the
cash register…
I decided that if I was going to wait around, I might as
well get comfortable. I headed for the
chair.
I instantly knew that I must have the chair as
well. I could imagine it going right in
front of my fireplace.
I was sitting there in the chair content and
comfortable…
When I suddenly had a vision. I saw a man with very pale, cold clammy
skin. His skin was thin and so
transparent that I could see his veins.
Just the thought of him gave me chills and made me feel sick to my
stomach.
Little did I know, he was very close-by.
Usually my visions show me a more distant future, but I
saw from my peripheral vision, that this man was right outside the shop. I silently prayed that he would not decide to
come in.
As if he read my mind, he turned, walked up the stairs
and entered the shop. I swear the
temperature went down a few degrees.
I was afraid…very afraid, so I made sure to keep my eye
on him. Here I was, alone with some
stranger who terrified me with his mere presence.
Suddenly another man approached the shop.
I don’t know why, but I decided to swallow my fear and
introduce myself. If I was going to
settle down here in this town, I would have to get used to strange people.
The second guy seemed a lot more approachable so I
offered him my hand first, “Hi, I’m Josephina.”
I noticed that this man was very warm…hot in fact. It felt like he had a fever. “Nice to meet you. My name is Argus. Are you new to Moonlight Falls?” He asked.
“I am.”
“What brings you here of all places?”
I thought his question was a bit strange, so I just
answered the best I could, “Well…it’s
sort of complicated.” I did not want to
tell this stranger that I was here to save a strange man that I had never met,
based on a vision.
“Well, just make sure to stay in the house during the full moon,” he warned.
Again, his statement was strange. “Stay in the house?” I asked to make sure I heard right. “Why?”
“There are a lot of things that go on here…and, well…I’d just stay in the house
if I were you.”
Speaking to Argus did not make me very comfortable, so I just left it at
that. “Ok, thanks,” I said.
After my conversation with Argus, I could not imagine my
conversation with the other guy being anymore uncomfortable. Still, I found it very hard to approach him.
I did my best to compose myself and turned toward
him. Being this close, I could barely
look at him. The hair on the back of my
neck stood up and I felt like running away.
Why was this guy creeping me out so much?
I held out my hand. “Hi, I’m Josephina,” I said. Just as I envisioned, his skin was cold,
clammy and felt unreal, like a doll’s skin.
“I am Dante Morganthe,”
he said in a voice that sounded old world.
“Nice to meet you,” I barely whispered.
But, it was not nice to meet him…not nice at all. My legs shook and again I felt ill. I needed to get away from this man as quickly
as possible.
Suddenly I had another vision of Dante. His mouth opened and blood poured out, down his chin and all over
his clothes. I did not care if Dante perceived it as being rude. I turned as quickly as I could and walked
away.
As I headed toward the door, he turned and walked a
parallel path to my own. I thought he
would cross over and approach the door as well.
My heart was pounding.
As I was leaving the shop, I noticed that he was only
heading toward the rocking chair.
Vision after vision shocked my system. I saw Dante among piles of bodies…drinking
blood. Yes, Helen was right. This town was indeed creepy and I felt that I
had made a mistake by moving here.
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