The Wishing Well
On the path to the Faerie Market, Cindy came across a small stone well with a stone serpent running along the lip. The pixie alighted on her shoulder.
“It’s a true wishing well.” the pixie told her.
“What does it do?” Cindy asked.
“You cast something personal into the water and make a wish.” the pixie replied.
“Cast something valuable in, you mean?”
“Maybe, or something deeply personal, or even a stone you’ve been carrying in your hand as you walked through the forest.” Cindy smiled at his words.
“Does it work?”
“Verily it does. You wish for something, but here’s the catch: you can never tell anyone what you wished for, even if it comes to pass, or the wish will become undone.” the pixie warned.
Cindy stood there wishing for something deep in the confines of her heart. Then she cast the stone into the water.
Joanne Fisher
Word count: 148
This story follows on from Following the Pixie.
This was written with the photo prompt provided by Crimson’s Creative Challenge #87.
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Here’s wishing that she gets her wish.
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It’s my birthday tomorrow. I guess she was making a wish for both of us.
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Happy birthday for tomorrow, Joanne, and I’ll double the wish for her
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Thanks ♥️
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🙂
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I wonder what she wished for!
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This is lovely, Joanne. I wonder whether her wish will come true.
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Thanks 🙂
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What a tease. And of course, you can’t tell us what the wish was, or it will be undone. Very clever!
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Early Happy Birthday.
My Jedi senses tell me she was wishing for true love also. 😉 😛
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Thanks 🙂
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That the IVF will work and the baby be healthy? Of course I was AFK last week, so maybe I’ve missed a post. 🙂
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That’s not a bad guess, but Cindy being lost in Faerie happened earlier in the timeline. Before they were engaged… This a hole in the timeline I need to fill.
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Oh, I hadn’t realized she was lost. I thought it was a fun little adventure and that she’d made it back. Though I can see how I read that into it, now.
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