Boil, boil, the cauldron smoked and steamed into the room. Willow stirred the brew. Her mother looked over her shoulder to see how the color looked. When Willow stopped stirring, then added a pinch of sage, then a bat wing, her mother screamed at her.“Willow, stop!” It was too late to stop the potion from blowing up. Red, green, and yellow blew all over the hut. Willow looked at her mother, then at the remaining liquid. A face appeared to be looking at her. Willow gasped when she looked into his gray-blue eyes. In that moment, she knew this man would be the love of her life.“Mama, who is he?” Willow said as she pointed to the man in the liquid. Her mother looked over her shoulder, but nothing appeared to her. The older woman looked at her daughter, then thought she had lost her mind.“There is nothing there, child; you have to wait a few moments between the sage and the bat wing. How many times do I have to explain?” The old
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