[MAGIC SHOP] Chapter 2: The Magic Shop
I opened my eyes and I saw nothing. I am standing at nothingness at all. Everything is black until I saw some light. I feel like I am at a narrow space just like a tunnel and different colors of light are floating on the side, the ceiling and the floor but the lights are moving. I saw a door at the end of this long tunnel like space. So I began to walk.
As I walk, big moving pictures suddenly appeared. And I noticed that these are fragments from my memories. When I looked at my left side, I saw myself, maybe I was just elementary back then, receiving an award onstage even if I am already wearing ten of them. When I looked on the right, I was in the principal's office together with my classmate who is crying. I remember I hurt his fingers when I shut the door outloud. Pieces of my memories kept on coming as I walked approaching the door.
Another memory was when I am in high school, I am wearing my uniform. I am walking with my friend. Another is also like that but it was already night time but I am walking with another friend. Then, there was also the one that I am solving a math exam. We are only few in the classroom. Then there was also one when I was crying at night riding the jeepney.
As I walked more, my memories turned from high school memories into college ones. I could see memories that I was so happy like the softball game, the time I topped the exam and the time I was most happy sleeping over at my friend's house. There were also sad memories when I had my heart broken many times. The time I got so drunk because of loneliness and frustration, the only time I went to class that I was not yet sober. It was mixture of emotions and I remember most of it. Then my graduation, my liscensure exam, my wedding day, the day I gave birth. Then, I reached the door.
I approached the door and it is written in Capital letters. MAGIC SHOP. Below it is a quoted line. "Magic Shop is where you can exchange your negative feelings into positive ones."
As I read the line outloud, a man suddenly spoke on my right ear that made me jump in surprise. He said, 'Welcome to the Magic Shop'. I faced him and saw a man my age, holding a rose, broad shouldered, with a very handsome smile. 'Here, you can exchange anything negative into postive ones. May it be fear, sadness, disappointments. Everything. Into a positive feelings like joy, happiness, contentment, etc.', he continued while walking back and forth. 'In the magic shop, your feelings are open. You will be automatically analyzed from you were born until now. But everything has its price.', he said in a serious tone.
I suddenly felt my heart beat fast. I am nervous. Why am I here in the first place?
'You must be wondering why you are here?', he mumbled as if hearing my thoughts.
'Yes.', I answered immediately, puzzled.
'Why am I here? Why are my memories floating everywhere?', I asked in confusion
'The ones with a very heavy heart are the ones with access of our Magic Shop. We are here if we are needed. That means you are experiencing something heavy in your life right now.', he explained then he gave me the rose.
What a charming boy, I thought.
He smiled. I think he is hearing my thoughts.
'Here in the magic shop, there are no secrets. Everything is transparent.', he said smiling.
'So you mean....', I started saying.
'Yes, I hear your thoughts.', he continued.
I blushed. Stop thinking.
He laughed. I just stared at him.
'Ehem', he cleared his throat. 'I said earlier that exhanging negative feelings into positive ones has its price. We will get something from you in return'.
'Wait, are you going to get my soul in return? Are you going to get my loved ones from me?', I said out of panic. I suddenly became scared.
'No, dear, it does not work that way. I can only get tangible things from you. The ones you have right now.', he explained
'You mean my clothes. Something like that?'
'Possibly. I don't get to decide on that. The ones inside the Magic Shop will be the ones who will decide depending on the negative feeling you need to be taken from you.'
'Should I be worried?', I asked. I am puzzled.
'No dear. The Magic Shop is a safe place. You would not be harmed in any way possible.', he reassured.
'Okay. So what happens when I enter the Magic Shop?', I asked out of curiosity.
'You will meet 6 more persons out there. And they will get something from you as promised of exchanging your negativity into positivity. That's all I can tell right now. The rest is for you to discover yourself. But before I forget, I want to take your watch from you.', he demanded.
'Wait, the collecting of stuff starts from here?', I asked, hesitating to give my watch.
'Yes. You can only enter if you give me the watch.', he exclaimed.
'Okay. I'm giving it to you.', I said while removing my watch from my left wrist.
He received it in two hands and made a bow, just like what servants do to kings and queens, princes and princesses.
'Oh!', I exclaimed in surprise.
'You don't have to do that', I said, making a bow as well. Then we both laughed.
'Are you ready for this adventure?' He said in a very enthusiastic voice.
'Yes, I do', I mimicked his tone.
He grabbed my hand and he led me to the door. He opened it and said 'Bon Voyage'.
'Bye!', I waved and went inside it. Then I heard the sound of the door shut.
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