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The Witch Patch pg 12
The Ring
Drake Theron. “Now there’s a name you don’t soon forget eh guys?” I said with all the seriousness I can muster.
“True” said Honoria, “crazy bastard!”
Last anyone’s heard, said Fabian, Drake’s doing life in prison in the outside world, somewhere on the north shore of Massachusetts for murdering an ordinary person!” “Luckily Fabian continued, “Drake cannot apparat without a wand so he can’t escape his confinement. “so that rules him out, right?”
“Does it?” I ask sharply.
Fabian gave me a startled look.
“Well besides Drake”, he said, “we don’t really have any other rivals that we know of. We do however, have neighborly discord now and again”
“You-know like the Flannigan brothers, or the Jacobs, back in the day. The Jacobs, pet dragon Zeus, (may he Rest In Peace) killed some of our livestock when Zeus was just a infant dragon pup.“
“Oh yeah I remember that” said Honoria, “he sure was a cute pup though, eh Fabes?”
“Yeah that he was cuz, that he was, funny little bugger too.”
“No-no, they were just annoying insignificant disagreements most of the time” said Fabian. “I mean we all get along for the most part, wouldn't you say?” he asks.
“I agree fabian.” I said.
“Me too” said Cousin
“Well it seems things are a bit unclear and cloudy right now. However we do know one thing for sure, we definitely have treachery upon us!” said Honoria.
“Let’s table this discussion until later?” Suggested Fabian
Honoria and I both agreed.
“Hey, I almost forgot! Look what I’ve got Blake!” squeals Fabian, “have a look at this.”
“Now open your hands“ Fabian is drooling and foaming at the mouth from true excitement as he places *THE RING* In my hand.
“I jump up and down screaming!” “OMG! Oh My God! No way! Where on earth did you find it?!”
“You won’t believe me Blake”
“try me” I told him.
”I don’t really know. What, —what do you mean you don’t really know? huh? come again?”
“I don’t know” he said again. “All I know is— I reached inside my jeans searching for some gum and it was just there.”
“Why didn’t you tell me this earlier when we connected?”
“Because I wanted to surprise you Blake!”
I grab hold of my big brother and bear hug him as tight as I can.
“Just so you know, this ring is a living breathing thing. It’s shaped into a itsy-bitsy tiny crystal ball. Living inside the crystal ball is a itsy-bitsy tiny, terrarium. And, Inside that terrarium lives three Itsy-bitsy tiny witches. Melody, Madonna and Maximus Breakstone. Our 10th generation aunts and uncle, triplets on our father’s side. All three witches were damed by the witches council to live inside the ring for all of eternity spawning back over 250 years since the banishment was cast.
The witches were accused and found guilty of high treason and unspeakable brutality & torture. It’s tragic, it really truly is.
You see each of the Breakstone triplets, still posses and can use their own unique and true magick, but heartbreakingly enough, not the magic needed to free themselves.
This ring is many things, and is thought to be both a blessing and a curse depending on who wears it. The ring has been passed down through generations and was given to our father by his his father Kane, to give to our mother on their wedding day.
Sadly, a year after our mother got the ring she lost it in the woods one night, while out for a ride together with our father, on top of Storm bareback and naked, under a full blood moon. Our mother looked for the ring for years and years, but never did find it.
"We will present the ring to Grandfather Kane tonight after dinner during cocktails and dessert." Sounds good, I said."
I look at my iPhone, it’s nearly 1:45.“Hey check it out” I hold up a joint, “lets get stoned!”
Fabian and Honoria both nod ok with smiles.
I light the joint, and take a toke then pass it to Fabian, he does the same then passes it to Honoria. We finished our smoke and mount up and take off for home.
To be continued…
During the ride home I start obsessively thinking about all that’s going on. My thoughts are ricochetting with racing surges. “We might be dealing with a witch? Or perhaps someone who possesses old world Magick? or even worse, a clan of witches possessing old world magick? or more terrifying still, a family witch!”
Drake Theron. “Now there’s a name you don’t soon forget eh guys?” I said with all the seriousness I can muster.
“True” said Honoria, “crazy bastard!”
Last anyone’s heard, said Fabian, Drake’s doing life in prison in the outside world, somewhere on the north shore of Massachusetts for murdering an ordinary person!” “Luckily Fabian continued, “Drake cannot apparat without a wand so he can’t escape his confinement. “so that rules him out, right?”
“Does it?” I ask sharply.
Fabian gave me a startled look.
“Well besides Drake”, he said, “we don’t really have any other rivals that we know of. We do however, have neighborly discord now and again”
“You-know like the Flannigan brothers, or the Jacobs, back in the day. The Jacobs, pet dragon Zeus, (may he Rest In Peace) killed some of our livestock when Zeus was just a infant dragon pup.“
“Oh yeah I remember that” said Honoria, “he sure was a cute pup though, eh Fabes?”
“Yeah that he was cuz, that he was, funny little bugger too.”
“No-no, they were just annoying insignificant disagreements most of the time” said Fabian. “I mean we all get along for the most part, wouldn't you say?” he asks.
“I agree fabian.” I said.
“Me too” said Cousin
“Well it seems things are a bit unclear and cloudy right now. However we do know one thing for sure, we definitely have treachery upon us!” said Honoria.
“Let’s table this discussion until later?” Suggested Fabian
Honoria and I both agreed.
“Hey, I almost forgot! Look what I’ve got Blake!” squeals Fabian, “have a look at this.”
“Now open your hands“ Fabian is drooling and foaming at the mouth from true excitement as he places *THE RING* In my hand.
“I jump up and down screaming!” “OMG! Oh My God! No way! Where on earth did you find it?!”
“You won’t believe me Blake”
“try me” I told him.
”I don’t really know. What, —what do you mean you don’t really know? huh? come again?”
“I don’t know” he said again. “All I know is— I reached inside my jeans searching for some gum and it was just there.”
“Why didn’t you tell me this earlier when we connected?”
“Because I wanted to surprise you Blake!”
I grab hold of my big brother and bear hug him as tight as I can.
“Just so you know, this ring is a living breathing thing. It’s shaped into a itsy-bitsy tiny crystal ball. Living inside the crystal ball is a itsy-bitsy tiny, terrarium. And, Inside that terrarium lives three Itsy-bitsy tiny witches. Melody, Madonna and Maximus Breakstone. Our 10th generation aunts and uncle, triplets on our father’s side. All three witches were damed by the witches council to live inside the ring for all of eternity spawning back over 250 years since the banishment was cast.
The witches were accused and found guilty of high treason and unspeakable brutality & torture. It’s tragic, it really truly is.
You see each of the Breakstone triplets, still posses and can use their own unique and true magick, but heartbreakingly enough, not the magic needed to free themselves.
This ring is many things, and is thought to be both a blessing and a curse depending on who wears it. The ring has been passed down through generations and was given to our father by his his father Kane, to give to our mother on their wedding day.
Sadly, a year after our mother got the ring she lost it in the woods one night, while out for a ride together with our father, on top of Storm bareback and naked, under a full blood moon. Our mother looked for the ring for years and years, but never did find it.
"We will present the ring to Grandfather Kane tonight after dinner during cocktails and dessert." Sounds good, I said."
I look at my iPhone, it’s nearly 1:45.“Hey check it out” I hold up a joint, “lets get stoned!”
Fabian and Honoria both nod ok with smiles.
I light the joint, and take a toke then pass it to Fabian, he does the same then passes it to Honoria. We finished our smoke and mount up and take off for home.
To be continued…
During the ride home I start obsessively thinking about all that’s going on. My thoughts are ricochetting with racing surges. “We might be dealing with a witch? Or perhaps someone who possesses old world Magick? or even worse, a clan of witches possessing old world magick? or more terrifying still, a family witch!”
Published 10th Oct 2022
| Edited 29th Feb 2024
Author's Note
Copyright © October 2022 M. Doucette
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I wanna give a sincere shout out to Cousin Honoria, who thanks to her loving and generous soul has helped me by showing me how to structure this story. She took time out of her busy life to edit the structure i had put down and made it what is it today thank you so much H🌹 ♥️♥️♥️♥️
All rights Reserved
I wanna give a sincere shout out to Cousin Honoria, who thanks to her loving and generous soul has helped me by showing me how to structure this story. She took time out of her busy life to edit the structure i had put down and made it what is it today thank you so much H🌹 ♥️♥️♥️♥️
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10th Oct 2022 3:52am
Obviously since the pic precedes the chapter, I noticed the ring right away. And my insatiable curiosity had to find out what that is within the ring. (It's so cool!)
The chapter explained quite nicely for me. Thank you very much!
(I still want to know what it really is!)
You have quite a hell of a story going here. The characters are well drawn (it's a figure of speech. Lol). The story has a definite, purposeful flow to it.
This is becoming a novel? I see it clearly.
Your craft is obvious with your dedication and results. I am quite sure that before this all becomes finalized, you will do the edits. So no need for me or anyone to be petty and pick at it now. The edits have their time later.
I applaud you for such a huge undertaking. Some writers dedicate years to such things. Most of us don't have the luxury of time to commit so much, and if you do, then by all means make this your highest castle of your writes.
From my reading the chapters that I have, I'd say it's worth it for you to keep pursuing.
It's truly coming together well.
The chapter explained quite nicely for me. Thank you very much!
(I still want to know what it really is!)
You have quite a hell of a story going here. The characters are well drawn (it's a figure of speech. Lol). The story has a definite, purposeful flow to it.
This is becoming a novel? I see it clearly.
Your craft is obvious with your dedication and results. I am quite sure that before this all becomes finalized, you will do the edits. So no need for me or anyone to be petty and pick at it now. The edits have their time later.
I applaud you for such a huge undertaking. Some writers dedicate years to such things. Most of us don't have the luxury of time to commit so much, and if you do, then by all means make this your highest castle of your writes.
From my reading the chapters that I have, I'd say it's worth it for you to keep pursuing.
It's truly coming together well.
I love how you got this comment in before
I put it on hidden again, lol I think that takes skills 😂😂 it’s really good really really good what you said here tonight Styx, you truly made my night. Thank you for that. I think in the end I’m gonna get a ghost writer. It seems the most logical route because honestly it would be even a much bigger undertaking if I have to figure out how to edit it into the right first second and third person view. I’m not ashamed to admit my education only went to the 11th grade and and during any grade I don’t remember learning anything about grammar to be honest. Not to a writer’s standard anyway I think lol also I am dyslexic so there’s that too.
it’s not easy but if I can get the meat of the story out there and on the pages and it all seems to come together and makes sense and it’s good, all wrapped up in one little package, then I’m going to do what I can to get this published and see where it takes me. This will be my first book publication should I follow through. I have been published in a magazine before tho once. And I was picked for the publication from this very site right here from Dup. Years ago Serendipity magazine came to the Underground and did a monthly spread here, and it went on for a couple month maybe even a year, it was pretty cool. I entered the water competition.
Serendipity magazine was about earth and everything about it and the elements and everything around it. I was one of 10 who got picked from 100 poets. It’s posted here
Alpha and Omega 🙃 So anyways going forward whenever I post a chapter I always hide it now because I see all the flaws n typos and missing words and double words and things that make no sense. it’s always easier to see the pages better once there up and posted. I don’t know why it’s that way, but that’s that’s the way it is lol So, always take a second read is what I’m saying, maybe even a third, or just wait till you see it’s not hidden for a day or two. Hey, i’m really glad we are becoming friends.
Sincerely
Jackie 💜
I put it on hidden again, lol I think that takes skills 😂😂 it’s really good really really good what you said here tonight Styx, you truly made my night. Thank you for that. I think in the end I’m gonna get a ghost writer. It seems the most logical route because honestly it would be even a much bigger undertaking if I have to figure out how to edit it into the right first second and third person view. I’m not ashamed to admit my education only went to the 11th grade and and during any grade I don’t remember learning anything about grammar to be honest. Not to a writer’s standard anyway I think lol also I am dyslexic so there’s that too.
it’s not easy but if I can get the meat of the story out there and on the pages and it all seems to come together and makes sense and it’s good, all wrapped up in one little package, then I’m going to do what I can to get this published and see where it takes me. This will be my first book publication should I follow through. I have been published in a magazine before tho once. And I was picked for the publication from this very site right here from Dup. Years ago Serendipity magazine came to the Underground and did a monthly spread here, and it went on for a couple month maybe even a year, it was pretty cool. I entered the water competition.
Serendipity magazine was about earth and everything about it and the elements and everything around it. I was one of 10 who got picked from 100 poets. It’s posted here
Alpha and Omega 🙃 So anyways going forward whenever I post a chapter I always hide it now because I see all the flaws n typos and missing words and double words and things that make no sense. it’s always easier to see the pages better once there up and posted. I don’t know why it’s that way, but that’s that’s the way it is lol So, always take a second read is what I’m saying, maybe even a third, or just wait till you see it’s not hidden for a day or two. Hey, i’m really glad we are becoming friends.
Sincerely
Jackie 💜
13th Oct 2022 11:28pm
Just caught up to here and now there's another curb with the ring appearing, dang. We kinda thought of Macbeth and we also was doing a comparison between the earth and a terrarium.Really tight work Lady
4th Jan 2023 10:37pm
Sorry took so long to answer. Ive been swamped and didn’t notice. Sorry Me .
Happy you are enjoying the story thus far
Always
Jackie xo♥️
Happy you are enjoying the story thus far
Always
Jackie xo♥️
19th May 2023 11:17pm
