Written in the Stars (A Short Story) (2 page)

Melanie’s heart began to pound.

Mel:
Yes

She had to be talking about Greg. His hair was
technically
brown
,
but it went very light in su
mmer, and his
hazel
eyes could look greenish
/
blue in certain lights. At 5’6
he was
tall.
W
ell
,
taller
than her.

Serenity:
This man
likes 2 spend time with family &
friends. I see him
drinking
beer.
He
play
s a sport involving a
round
ball
.

That was Greg to a T
. He loved to socialize and he had joined the office softball team a few years ago. He only played one game before he hurt his leg, but it proved he liked sports.

Serenity:
You like this man a lot?

Mel:
Yes

Oh G
od, yes

Serenity:
I c
there have been a few minor obstacles in your path. True?

She guessed you
could call a fiancé a minor obstacle.

Mel:
True

Serenity:
G
uides are saying not 2 worry. U
r
meant to be together,
nothing will stand in your way.

Melanie felt like dancin
g around the room
with joy. Finally she had found a genuine psychic who knew what she was talking about.

Mel:
That’s v good 2
know.

She became even more impressed as the reading conti
nued. Serenity could see
so much
,
and
she
gave her very specific information
about her job
.

Serenity:
I c u
working
in a job that involves money &
handling cash.
L
ooks l
ike customer service
.
Yes
?

At first
Melanie
was confused because s
he
worked as
an administration assistant
,
and her job had nothing
to do with money. Then it dawned on her w
hat Serenity was picking up on.

Mel:
I don’t handle $
,
but my cubicle
at work
faces
the payroll department
.

Serenity:
That’s it
.
Your office has
water views. True?

The park two
blocks away had a duck pond that
could
just be seen
from the lunchroom
.

Mel:
Yes!

Serenity:
U
do
a lot o
f typing
and filing in your job
?

Mel:
Yes
:
(

Serenity:
I sense u
are no
t completely happy where u r
and would like a
change.

Hell yes.

Mel:
True

Serenity:
My
guides are telling me there r
changes ahead

Woohoo
!

Mel:
What sort?

Serenity:
Looks like a promotion in the sa
me company.
A lot more money 4 u
.
A big step up the ladder.

Mel:
Wow, I wasn’t expect
ing that. Sounds
GR8
.

Serenity:
One more thing. They said 2 b wary of a person around u
who is not what they seem.

They had to be talking about Caitlin
.

Mel:
Did they give u
a name?

Serenity:
Yes. Soun
ds
like James
or Jamie
.

Mel:
Could it
b
Caitlin?

Serenity:
Yes that’s it. Just keep your eyes open
and don’t believe everything
this
person
say
s
.
They have their own agenda.

Mel:
I will.
Thnx
4
the warning
.

Serenity:
That brings us 2
the end of the reading
.

Melanie glanced at her watch and saw there was st
ill
t
en minutes to go. She was not
worried about it
because she had found out everything she needed to know.
Greg would
soon
be hers, she would come into
a large sum of
money and move into a better job
,
and it would
all
happen
in the
very
near futu
re. What more could she ask for?

Mel:
Thanx
a mill
Serenity

Serenity:
No probs. If u
have
any
more q
uestions u
can email me.
$5-$3
0 per
answer
depending on length
.
U
can also chat with me online
4
$5.5
0 per
minute or book another reading

Mel:
Thnx
again. I’ll be in touch
soon
:
)

****

For the next few days Melanie floated on cloud nine.
Knowing that her life was about to improve dramatically
made it easy to ignore all the things that usually bugged her so much. When
Greg lean
ed
over and kiss
ed
Tamara at her desk when he thought no on
e was looking
,
Melanie just smiled and felt a bit sorry for the girl. She was certainly in for a shock. When the photocopier broke down
,
and her boss aske
d her and her co-worker, Lisa
,
to staple one thousand
newsletters
each, she handled it graciously
and offered to do all of them
.

Caitlin texted and emailed her a few times
,
but she did not bother to reply. When she
finally caught
her on her work phone
,
and Melanie realized who it was
,
her tone became icy.

“Is there something wrong with you Mel? You haven’
t returned my texts and you’re
acting really strangely.”

“I don’t know Caitlin, you tell me. Should there be something wrong with me?”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Let’s just say I have recently discovered that some people are not what they seem to be.”

“Are you referring to me?”

“Should I be?”

“Okay Mel I’m go
ing to hang up now. Call me when
that bug’
s cr
awled out of your arse.”

****

By the end of the week her high had started to wear off a little.
Greg
and Tamara seemed
more in love than
ever
,
and
n
o unexpected money
had yet material
ized to solve her financial problems. She
really
needed it
now
because she gone on
a shopping spree to celebrate her good fortune.
S
he could not
cal
l Caitlin to commiserate as
t
hey were not
speaking
,
so s
he decided to email Serenity to find out if she could be more specific with the timeline for when he
r
life would start to improve.

Hi Serenity,

Thanks
for the great reading the other da
y. I just need a little clarification about some of the things you said. I know I’m meant to be with Greg, but is there anything I should be doing to move things along? Also
,
about my promotion and the money that is going to come my way, can you give me a rough idea of when these things will happen?

Cheers,

Mel

The response came quickly
,
and she opened the email with anticipation. She was a little disappointed when she saw how brief the reply was.

Hi Mel,

You do not need to do anything. The universe will bring Greg into your orbit when the time is right.
Same with the money and your
promotion.
Patience is the key.

Love & Light,

Serenity

P.S You have
been charged the full rate of $30
for this answer because it t
ook me a long time
to connect with your guides.

****

For the next two weeks Melanie tried her hardest to wait patiently.
Her resolve was tested when one of her co-workers pointed out that Greg and Tamara’s wedding was only three weeks away. The universe would have to move quickly if Greg was going to avoid marrying the wrong woman. That was
a
complication
they could all do without
. 

She held off contacting Serenity again for as long as she could, but on Saturday night when she logged onto the site and saw she was available
,
s
he decided the time was right
to probe for a little more information
. She would have to keep it brief as her bank balance had not yet recovered from her premature shopping spree.

Mel:
Hi
Serenity. Just needed to ask u
one more question
about Greg.
I know u
told me t
o wait but the wedding is 3
weeks away. Will it go ahead?

Serenity:
The weddin
g may or may not go ahead.
Is
not 4 us to know
.

Mel:
What
do
u mean it’s not 4
us to know?
?? Y
our job is 2 predict the future
.