Jazmine by Clay Verna

Author:Clay, Verna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fairy, fantasy romance, fairytale, fairy fantasy, fairy adventure, fairy christmas, child and fairy, contemporary fairy romance, fairy who becomes human, wholesome fantasy romance
Publisher: Verna Clay

Jake pulled on his T-shirt. He was ready to get out of his room. Maybe if his dad thought he was feeling better, they'd do something together. Maybe he'd get his courage up and show him the fixed airplane.

There was a tap on his door and his dad opened it.

"Hey, you're looking better. Are you feeling better?"

"Yeah, Dad. I was thinkin' maybe we–"

"There's someone–" They both spoke at the same time.

"Yeah, Dad?"

"Our new neighbor is downstairs and she has something for you. I have to warn you though, she's a little strange. She has this notion that if she gives you a bouquet of flowers, you'll get well."

"Huh?"

"She's really…different. Anyway, just be nice and accept the flowers. Oh, and a little warning…they're really wilted, but don't say anything about that. It might hurt her feelings. I'll bring her up now."

Jake watched his dad shut the door. He was bringing the witch to his bedroom! Sheesh! A couple of minutes later, there was a knock. "Yeah?" Jake called. The witch opened the door. The bouquet she was carrying was so large it covered her face. From what his dad had said Jake had expected a small bunch of wilted flowers. This bouquet wasn't small, and it wasn't wilted. It looked like something from a flower shop.

A face with up-tilted eyes peeked around the bouquet. Jake was sitting on the side of his bed with one shoe on and one shoe off.

"Hi Jake," the witch said.

She didn't look threatening.

"Hello," Jake choked.

His dad followed her into the room staring at the flowers with a stunned expression. "How did those flowers–"

The witch interrupted her dad. "These are for you, Jake; so you'll feel better. I think they're already working. Do you feel better?"

Jake gulped and nodded.

"That's wonderful. I just knew the flowers would do their job."

There was a long silence. Jake looked at his dad who was still staring at the flowers with a puzzled expression. His dad said, "Those flowers were wilted. How…"

The witch shrugged, "Oh…well, I guess they perked up because they wanted Jake to be well, too."

"What?"

"I better go now. I'll just lay the flowers on your desk, Jake. I sure hope we can be friends. I'll see you later." The witch backed out the door. Jake heard her running down the stairs and then the front door opened and closed.

Jake looked at his dad who was still staring at the flowers. He was tempted to tell his father about what he'd seen the witch do, but he didn't want to ruin the possibility of doing something fun with his dad today.

His dad gathered the flowers. "I'll put these in a vase of water." Shaking his head, he left Jake's room.

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