Unicorn Lost

Presents

J	eanette put the sword back in its sheath.

She headed back to bed, but turned around when she heard a fluttering noise outside her bedroom door. She went to the door and quietly opened it as to not disturb her room mate Kamida. It was a jeweled butterfly. Jeanette stepped in the hallway and whispered, "How did you get in here?" Then she noticed it was a young butterfly. "Oh, you're a newly formed memory," she whispered, "Come." She motioned the little butterfly to land on her head. It was one of Florence's memories. Jeanette felt a sudden burst of joy followed by a sense of disappointment Florence felt at the realization that the person whom Florence thought was her True Love was really Kathy in her...new unicorn form? Jeanette wondered what Kathy was before her transformation. Jeanette felt the disappointment slip away as she watched this peaceful scene of a unicorn sleeping by the fire play in her mind accompanied by a beautiful, continuous tune she never heard before.

Jeanette felt a sense of longing followed by a series of other memories as the author of this memory tried to sort things out in her mind. Jeanette recognized some of the places in Florence's newly discovered memories but could sense they were unfamiliar to the wolf. Florence's memories were interrupted by one of Jeanette's memories, it was what her dad said in the dream she just experienced, "This sword is meant to set the captives free, not for revenge. Your mother married a knight, not a dragon slayer." This was not making any sense to the young, confused chipmunk, "Mom found her knight in shining armor and Florence has found her prince. It's now my job to rescue the prince and slay the dragon, who took the life of Mom's knight, in the process."

Still determined to do the right thing for the wrong reason, Jeanette goes to her window to let the young butterfly out. Thinking about what she just experienced, Jeanette wondered why Florence remembers the living room being all torn up. Jeanette shrugs that off and goes back to bed.

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written by Jeanette Isabelle

Copyright and Credit:
  · Florence from "Freefall" © Mark Stanley.
  · Magic Gardener © Hortmage.
  · Jeanette © Jeanette Isabelle.
  · Kathy from "Carry On" © Kathy "Nightstar" Garrison.
  · Kamida © Guest #1.
  · White Pony from "Cross Time Cafe" © S.Kidwell.
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