Transformation by Michael Ocheskey

Author:Michael Ocheskey [Ocheskey, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781950005031
Publisher: Siren Song Publishing
Published: 2019-09-02T22:00:00+00:00

BLOODSTONE RING

The following evening arrived a little too quickly for Thomas’ liking. His stomach burned and twisted as his nerves escalated. Thomas sprinted to Dr. Algie’s to get the jewelry. After inspecting it, he thanked Dr. Algie, told him to keep the change for all of the trouble Thomas had caused him, and bolted at full speed toward Alana’s room.

He'd been rehearsing what to say over and over since last night. He must have run through at least a thousand scenarios for his apology. He kept telling himself that he just needed to be his normal self and stick to the script he'd finally settled on and everything would be fine. She had to accept his apology. Didn't she?

It took only a few minutes to get to Alana’s room despite the sluggish pace he was moving at. Thomas knocked shyly on Alana’s door. He found himself praying silently, “Please let her be there. Please!”

The door opened a small crack, “Thomas!” She slammed the door in his face. Thomas stood there dumbstruck. His insides had gone numb.

Out of all the scenarios he'd gone through, this one never crossed his mind. After her concern for him over his injury, he was sure she'd at least talk to him. Why did she shut him out like that?

The door opened again before Thomas could uproot himself and walk away. This time Alana opened it all the way. Alana was standing in the ball gown that she'd bought with Thomas. “I’m so sorry I slammed the door in your face.” Alana smiled and batted her eyes. “I had just gotten out of the bath and wasn’t dressed yet.”

“That’s a beautiful gown.” Thomas bowed in a princely manner. “It looks even lovelier now than when you first tried it on at Eri’s shop. It is strange, though. It seems almost as though you were expecting me.” Thomas gave Alana a knowing stare.

Alana blushed and gave an impish grin, “Well, Father told me that you might be stopping by tonight, but he didn’t tell me why.” Alana stepped away from the door and gestured Thomas inside.

Thomas was a little annoyed that King Aquarius had betrayed him when he'd asked that things be kept a secret, but it didn't matter since Alana seemed all the more excited by the news. Besides, he didn't tell her what Thomas wanted, just that he was coming over.

Thomas wasted no time in apologizing. The moment he was inside the room, the door shut behind him, trapping him so that he couldn’t chicken out. “A-Alana...I-I-I’m s-sorry.” What was wrong with him? Why was he stuttering like an imbecile? “I’ve b-been such a f-fool. One s-second,” Thomas drew his hand back and gave himself one hard slap across the face. “Okay, I’m better now.”

“What was that for?” Alana couldn’t stop herself from laughing. “I kind of liked the stuttering you. It was cute.”

“It wasn’t cute. I felt like a mouse begging a cat not to eat him.”

“What’s a cat and a mouse?”

“Fine. A kelp begging a whale not to eat him.

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