The girl with tired eyes, Abbasa to her friends, had a not-so-secret-here secret: a non-stationary cupboard that could transport twice a day (midnight and 6AM) to a different place each night, having been fixed that way as a gift from The (Wizard’s) Authority after her assistance in bringing to justice the nasty wizard who had turned Abbasa into a rabbit and refused to tell her why and what.
Not wanting to miss a location, Abbasa journeyed every night. This is one such episode.
One in which she stepped out into a forest. Having by now got used to magic, Abbasa knew in an instant that this place dripped with it, and she smiled that special smile that she only beamed when alone beyond and through her bedroom cupboard.
Always Abbasa seemed to be randomly sent somewhere she was required in some way. After strolling for an hour through the moonlit forest she found the exact location.
On this occasion a Forest Puffin, with feathers of deep greens and browns, its beak featuring a
pattern making it look like a pine cone in all but texture and shape, called down from an evergreen tree, “Can you help with my homework?” Not the most exciting tale, perhaps, but not all are.
Each of the pair learned a lot about nature that night, though, and Abbasa was able to add to her collection of souvenirs with one that would later lead her to her love and to her own destiny.
Not wanting to miss a location, Abbasa journeyed every night. This is one such episode.
One in which she stepped out into a forest. Having by now got used to magic, Abbasa knew in an instant that this place dripped with it, and she smiled that special smile that she only beamed when alone beyond and through her bedroom cupboard.
Always Abbasa seemed to be randomly sent somewhere she was required in some way. After strolling for an hour through the moonlit forest she found the exact location.
On this occasion a Forest Puffin, with feathers of deep greens and browns, its beak featuring a
pattern making it look like a pine cone in all but texture and shape, called down from an evergreen tree, “Can you help with my homework?” Not the most exciting tale, perhaps, but not all are.
Each of the pair learned a lot about nature that night, though, and Abbasa was able to add to her collection of souvenirs with one that would later lead her to her love and to her own destiny.
Written for entry in The Bridport Prize, 2012.
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