The sign ahead reads: “Magic in a Bottle.” She pulls into the gravel driveway. A pale man with thick, dirty blond dreadlocks, barefoot and wearing a dashiki steps from behind the shop.
“Aspirin?” she asks. Her temples pulsate in rhythm with the thumps of her son’s fist against the window.
The man holds up one finger. “Bettah,” he says in a heavy Caribbean accent. He lifts an empty beer bottle by the neck, holds it in his palm. “Fa yah boy. It capchas de sun. Eben at night, yah still hab light.”
She trades the glowing bottle for fifty cents.
word count: 100
—Nortina
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Lovely Curses 
Nice take on the prompt
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I actually like him, maybe I’m too gullible. But the light bottle seems like a nice way to calm the child.
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I wouldn’t call you gullible. Although he looks like a sketchy character, he seems to have good intentions. We’ll just have to see.
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I’d try anything once!
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Sometimes it’s hard to say no. 😉
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Didn’t Galadriel give Frodo one of those in Lord of the Rings?
Good piece.
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Hmmm interesting. I’ve never read or seen Lord of the Rings, but I guess great minds think alike! 😉
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Hmmmm…. me be a bit leery of da magic!
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Dear Noritna,
I’d be a bit apprehensive about the magic in a bottle. Nicely written as always.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Especially coming from a guy like that. One has to wonder what kind of magic is it. 😀 Thanks for stopping by!
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Is she really going to drink it without any test beforehand? I would not risk it. Just drive on.
Very good story!
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Thanks for stopping by! And she seems pretty desperate, doesn’t she? Maybe she’ll just keep it as a night light for the kid. 🙂
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Handy for finding those keys in the dark! Or to keep an eye out for creepy rasta-magicians following you home. ::nod nod::
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Definitely to keep an eye out for the creepy rasta-magicians. If they can put the sun in a bottle, you don’t know what they’re capable of! 😀
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What kind of magic, I will see you drink and react before getting one for myself haha. Good story
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I would be a little skeptical if someone looking like that gave me glowing beer for 50 cents! Thanks for reading 🙂
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I agree with you as well. You’re welcome dear
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Very nice! Magic in a bottle! Great story Nortina.
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Thanks! 🙂
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I’ll have one of those…. 🙂 Nice one.
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