#maple bea

[pebblesoasis]

Maple: So ... as I’m sure you gathered ... I’m a witch.

Pepper: yeah, I kinda picked up on that.

Maple: Wel- I-

Pepper watched as Maple was searching for the words, knowing this wasn’t going to be an easy talk. How could she have lived under this woman’s roof for months and not realize there was more to the story. It was barely a scratch in the surface that revealed what was truly there.

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Maple: Come out Elle!! Pepper knows, you can come out now!

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Pepper wasn’t really annoyed by the confusion in her name, it was an odd enough name that it was something she’d often had to correct. Maple was a warm and inviting person, Pepper knew this was going to have that homey feeling soon enough.

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Pepper: I don’t know if you will think I’m crazy or not ... but how old is this house?

Maple: It’s been in the family for generations.

Pepper: Well, I think your house might be haunted ... i just saw a picture floating ...

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Maple: Okay, finally, this is your room.

Pepper: Thanks for the tour, I’d surely have gotten lost.

Maple: Don’t worry about that dear, I still get lost and I grew up here! Also, one more thing. Never ... ever ... enter the door to the left of yours.

Pepper: Err, okay.

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Maple: Well, there is more to it than that. Yes, I’m a witch ... but you Pepper ... you are too.

Pepper: Inhales a deep breath, I am what?

Maple: Please child, let me get this out. You are my descendant, in fact, I’m your aunt. Your birth mother is my sister ...

Pepper: Whaaa? How?

Maple: I know this is a lot to take in, but please know. Your mother didn’t give you up easily. It was the hardest decision she ever made. You were in danger, and she was dying. But this is something she should tell you. Follow me, and I’ll introduce you two.