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have any clue where we might find him?”
“You won’t. He will find you.”
“Even better. I’m so ready to do this.”
“Good.” Jackson closed his notebook. “But there is one more thing we discovered in the ancient scrolls.”
“What?” I asked, not sure if I wanted to hear the answer.
“You cannot kill any of their animals, for that would be a kiss of death for you, and you won’t be allowed near the eternal blooms.”
“I’m the biggest animal-lover there is, so the chief doesn’t have to worry about his livestock or his family pet. I promise I won’t even squash a bug.”
“Good. And don’t forget, you have to be the one to pick the eternal bloom,” he added.
“I know,” I said. “Otherwise, I’m sure Victor would leave me here and go fetch it himself.”
Jackson chuckled and glanced at Victor. “She knows you pretty well, my friend.”
“We appreciate this so much,” I said as he stood to his feet.
“Just don’t forget to follow what the scroll says. No weapons, don’t disturb their wildlife, and do not pick the flower without their blessing.”
“How would we even do that if we need a key to open the gate?” I asked.
“Victor could jump the fence.”
“I wouldn’t dare,” Victor said. “Nothing to jeopardize my Sarah’s chances.”
“I’m just covering all of the bases. If you break even one of these rules, all of your dreams will be dashed, along with ours. I’m confident you’ll do well though. When you return and things are normal again, please don’t forget your promise to me. I trust you will keep it.”
“I always keep my word,” I said.
“Good. I’ll call you to confirm everything tomorrow.”
We walked him to the door and bid him goodnight.
Chapter 9
I t was seven a.m. and Victor and I snuggled in each other’s arms as we watched the morning news.
My cell rang and I answered. “Hi Beth.”
“Sarah. I’m in the neighborhood. Would you mind if I stopped by and picked you up? I have some important things I need to discuss with you.”
“One sec.” I glanced at Victor. “Beth needs to talk. Mind if I hang out with her for a little bit?”
“That’d work out great since I wanted to get in a long work out anyway.”
I smiled at him. “Try the treadmill.”
He kissed my cheek and headed out the back door. My guess was that he was heading off to run with a huge log over his head. Old habits die hard. I couldn’t break him out of that no matter what I tried. He did weights a little, but what he really enjoyed was lifting huge rocks for strength training. Victor was more into the natural thing rather than the bench press. I finally gave up trying to change him and just let him do whatever it was he enjoyed doing to stay fit. I wondered if Immortals even got flabby. I think he just enjoyed it because it was what he did his entire life. He probably enjoyed releasing all that pent up energy he had built up all the time.
I put the cell phone back up to my ear. “I’m back,” I said. “Victor doesn’t mind if I come out and play for a little while. So what’s up?”
“I’ll tell you everything when I get there.”
“See you soon. I’ll be waiting for you on the porch.” I said goodbye and hung up, then threw my sandals on. They matched perfectly with my turquoise sun dress. Cool morning air gushed in my face and felt wonderful. I waited on the porch for a minute before Beth honked her horn and waved me over.
“Love your oversized sunglasses,” I said.
“They’re all the rage right now. Hop in.”
When I glanced up, another horn beeped. “It’s Liz,” I said.
“Tell her to hop in,” Beth said. “The more the merrier.”
“Are you sure?” I asked. “If you need to talk, we don’t need my obnoxious sister coming along.”
“It’s not personal,” Beth said. “Matter of fact, it concerns her too.”
Liz parked and I waved her over. She loved the idea of going on a mysterious adventure Beth hadn’t told us one
“You won’t. He will find you.”
“Even better. I’m so ready to do this.”
“Good.” Jackson closed his notebook. “But there is one more thing we discovered in the ancient scrolls.”
“What?” I asked, not sure if I wanted to hear the answer.
“You cannot kill any of their animals, for that would be a kiss of death for you, and you won’t be allowed near the eternal blooms.”
“I’m the biggest animal-lover there is, so the chief doesn’t have to worry about his livestock or his family pet. I promise I won’t even squash a bug.”
“Good. And don’t forget, you have to be the one to pick the eternal bloom,” he added.
“I know,” I said. “Otherwise, I’m sure Victor would leave me here and go fetch it himself.”
Jackson chuckled and glanced at Victor. “She knows you pretty well, my friend.”
“We appreciate this so much,” I said as he stood to his feet.
“Just don’t forget to follow what the scroll says. No weapons, don’t disturb their wildlife, and do not pick the flower without their blessing.”
“How would we even do that if we need a key to open the gate?” I asked.
“Victor could jump the fence.”
“I wouldn’t dare,” Victor said. “Nothing to jeopardize my Sarah’s chances.”
“I’m just covering all of the bases. If you break even one of these rules, all of your dreams will be dashed, along with ours. I’m confident you’ll do well though. When you return and things are normal again, please don’t forget your promise to me. I trust you will keep it.”
“I always keep my word,” I said.
“Good. I’ll call you to confirm everything tomorrow.”
We walked him to the door and bid him goodnight.
Chapter 9
I t was seven a.m. and Victor and I snuggled in each other’s arms as we watched the morning news.
My cell rang and I answered. “Hi Beth.”
“Sarah. I’m in the neighborhood. Would you mind if I stopped by and picked you up? I have some important things I need to discuss with you.”
“One sec.” I glanced at Victor. “Beth needs to talk. Mind if I hang out with her for a little bit?”
“That’d work out great since I wanted to get in a long work out anyway.”
I smiled at him. “Try the treadmill.”
He kissed my cheek and headed out the back door. My guess was that he was heading off to run with a huge log over his head. Old habits die hard. I couldn’t break him out of that no matter what I tried. He did weights a little, but what he really enjoyed was lifting huge rocks for strength training. Victor was more into the natural thing rather than the bench press. I finally gave up trying to change him and just let him do whatever it was he enjoyed doing to stay fit. I wondered if Immortals even got flabby. I think he just enjoyed it because it was what he did his entire life. He probably enjoyed releasing all that pent up energy he had built up all the time.
I put the cell phone back up to my ear. “I’m back,” I said. “Victor doesn’t mind if I come out and play for a little while. So what’s up?”
“I’ll tell you everything when I get there.”
“See you soon. I’ll be waiting for you on the porch.” I said goodbye and hung up, then threw my sandals on. They matched perfectly with my turquoise sun dress. Cool morning air gushed in my face and felt wonderful. I waited on the porch for a minute before Beth honked her horn and waved me over.
“Love your oversized sunglasses,” I said.
“They’re all the rage right now. Hop in.”
When I glanced up, another horn beeped. “It’s Liz,” I said.
“Tell her to hop in,” Beth said. “The more the merrier.”
“Are you sure?” I asked. “If you need to talk, we don’t need my obnoxious sister coming along.”
“It’s not personal,” Beth said. “Matter of fact, it concerns her too.”
Liz parked and I waved her over. She loved the idea of going on a mysterious adventure Beth hadn’t told us one
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