Arbiter's Word by Ogden Fairfax

Author:Ogden Fairfax [Fairfax, Ogden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-26T22:00:00+00:00

21

Amber made me drive home while she rode in the back seat. Once I was on the highway toward my apartment, she dug through a shoebox looking at different articles of clothing for her small form. Settling on a tiny robe and wizard hat complete with yellow stars and shiny gold thread, she started to unbutton her top. I decided it was safer to keep my eyes on the road, and focused on dealing with the early-morning traffic. Unfortunately, it was still only around five in the morning so there wasn't much traffic to focus on.

A flash of deep blue light came from the back seat, reflecting on the inside of the windshield. After getting used to the flashes of light from the stone tablet, I was able to see the shape of the flash as it changed from an outline about the size of a fully-grown young woman to a glowing silhouette of a feminine figure the size of a doll. I heard Amber rustling around in the shoebox again until she climbed atop the center console, closing the silky blue robe with little wooden toggles through tiny button holes. She held a plastic straw like a wizard staff as she watched me drive.

“You're not going to bask in the heat of the seat warmer?” I asked.

“Nah, we're almost there, and I'm full up already.” She said. “But I will need a ride from the car to your door.”

“Hood, pocket, or sleeve?” I asked.

“Pocket. No offense, but you kind of need a shower.” She joked.

“I probably do.” Between the sweat, blood, dried tears, bruises, and ever-present sidewalk salt residue on my jean cuffs, I probably needed one pretty badly. I pulled into the apartment lot and waited for Amber to get situated before heading for the door. I could feel her tiny form bump against my stomach from inside the hoodie pocket as I walked, but she didn't complain. I wondered if she was holding her breath since she'd commented about my cleanliness earlier. I started to feel bad about how I must smell terrible when Amber jabbed my belly with the straw, which stung a bit since it was one of those pointy ones you get from places that serve bubble tea.

“Stop it, jackass.” she chided me,

“What did I do?” I asked.

“You're starting another pity party. It's a real turn off. I won't be able to concentrate and teach you if you keep making that 'someone just kicked my puppy' face.”

“My best friend was thrown at an oven by a seven-foot-tall Golem.” I said.

“But that's not what you're beating yourself up about right now, is it, genius? I bet it was my wisecrack about your stanky pits.”

“...yeah.” I said, stopping as I reached the door of my apartment.

I expected to see the broken door as it was last night after the golem had kicked it in. Instead, it looked like a new door had already been installed. It looked just like the old one, but the doorknob was a bit more shiney and new.

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