Three Card Spread

The first tarot card Petra drew was the three of wands. The dark tent, lit only by candles dripping with black wax, was like being trapped under a thick blanket. She inhaled incense with every breath, the tangy orange and patchouli notes adding to the weight of being here. But she needed answers. She’d come

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Three shots.  That’s all you get.  And if you miss even one, you’re next.  *** I’m wide awake and staring into the empty space above me, waiting for the base sirens to shriek. I don’t think anyone can sleep the night before the final evaluation. Dropping to the cool cement floor, I mechanically make my

I Do

Lorena stood at the edge of the altar. Her dress was cotton candy blue and as big as a cloud. When she spun, she felt like a princess in a fairy tale. Her parents said it was her Las Presentaciones, but to her it meant this dress and singing and cake later. Padre Miguel cleared