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The Fortune Teller’s Curse
Edward didn’t believe in that stuff…
This double-drabble (200-word story) is a response to Making Your Characters Squirm! (Idea 11), written by JF Danskin at The Fiction Writer’s Den.
Edward walked out of the fortune teller’s shop feeling cheated. He never believed in that stuff to begin with. But he thought that he’d at least get some sort of entertainment value for his money. Well, it wasn’t so much his money – his girlfriend bought him a gift certificate for his birthday.
In the end though, all he got were a few vague predictions and some sort of magic protection spell in Latin. He didn’t even bother tipping.
On his way out the Gypsy muttered something under her breath. He didn’t care; it’s not like he was ever going to see her again.
That night he had horrible nightmares. Demonic entities swirled around in his head, cursing him. The same thing happened the next night, and the next. He woke up each night covered in sweat. The visuals were so realistic. It was terrifying.
He knew that horrible woman had something to do with his vivid dreams. On the seventh night he couldn’t take it anymore. He drove down to the Gypsy’s shop and banged on the door, bellowing. The lights were on, but nobody came to the door. He began to realize that maybe he should have tipped her.
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