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THE LOVE TALISMAN
Soul Mate #2
Soul Mate #2
Morgan K. Wyatt
Released on December 25, 2015
Self-Published
Where is her fairy godmother when she needs her?
A missing in action boyfriend isn’t cutting it for Ellie.
Still, she tries to make the best of things.
A well-paying job that includes plenty of eye candy in
the form of muscular construction workers should be enough. Add to that a
devoted male with gorgeous hair. Too bad, he’s her cat. The love and stability
she craves always seems to be out of reach. What she needs is a fairy
godmother, but what she has is a green lily talisman that her grandmother
insists is magical.
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The
song ended with her belting out the chorus. The smooth voiced DJ came
on. “For those of you experiencing romantic problems today, this
one is for you.” The music started softly but gradually became loud
enough for Ellie to recognize the words of a terse ballad about
taking an arrow straight to her heart. Instead of falling in love,
the arrow just hurt. Even her favorite radio station was against her.
“That’s
it. You’re history.” Her fingers punched scan, which enabled the
radio to find the next strongest signal. Anything would better than
the previous song. The scan stuttered over a couple of weak signals,
settling on a woman speaking. “Do you ever wonder why you have
never met your soul mate?”
Ellie
sighed. Again. The scan would move on in a couple of seconds if she
didn’t touch it. She answered the radio voice. “Yes, I do.
“Couldn’t talk it out with Mr. Biggs once aware her property
owner might overhear.
“It
could be your choice of dating material.”
Wait
a minute. Shouldn’t the scan move on? “Nina, is that you? Are you
playing the world’s most elaborate practical joke on me?”
Her
right hand felt around the radio to see if any wires led away from
it. Her friend might be able to manage a feed into her radio system.
Nothing. Although, it sounded exactly like what Nina would say. Her
principal complaint was she dated men who didn’t treat her well.
Her response was that Nina didn’t date at all. That wasn’t
entirely true, but it shut her friend up for a while.
The
radio voice continued. “Do you long for a man to accept you as you
are and not some knockoff copy of a celebrity?” Her eyes widened
considering how a radio voice knew Justin always wanted to role-play
with her assuming the role of a famous singer while he was the music
producer. The wig she always had to wear made her head itch.
Being
herself would be nice for a change. Going out and having other people
fix meals would be enjoyable, too. There was so much she wanted to
do, but never mentioned knowing Justin would shoot down her ideas. It
was easier not to suggest things than face rejection.
“Yes,
I do, radio voice. Any suggestions?”
The
voice continued, the accent more pronounced than before. “What you
need is a romance aid.”
Her
eyebrows shot up at the word, romance. “Seriously. I’m sure that
would be in four convenient payments of $19.95.” The aid would
consist of a miniscule vial of pheromone oil that smelt like sweaty
gym socks. Not sure how that attracted anyone.
Static
filled the air as the radio searched for another station. Now. The
radio changes stations. The theme music of the old-time gospel hour
filled the car. Elle recognized it since her grandmother always
listened to it. A gravel-voiced minister spoke. “Believe. You have
to believe. There is no power without belief.”
“Believe
what?” Listen to her talk back to the radio. Was she in a current
day version of The Twilight Zone where everyday devices offered
advice. Worse yet, she not only talked back, but was actually
starting to consider the random words as directions for living.
“Okay,
radio spirits, or whatever you are. Tell me what I need?” The light
turned green, allowing her to shoot through it. Almost there, if
karma, fate, or whatever possessed the radio could put some speed on.
Static filled the speakers as the search progressed. A swell of big
band music filled the car, reminding her of all the old black and
white movies she watched with her grandmother. The actors and
actresses were always so elegantly dressed. Even the not so perfect
men left merely with a door close or a regretful glance. They never
had to be a jerk about it.
Morgan K Wyatt, raised on a steady diet of
superheroes, believed she could fly at a very young age. After using trees,
barn lofts, sliding boards, and even a second story window as launch pads, she
found her flying skills were limited to fast and downward.
By the age of nine, her dreams to be a superhero needed
some modifications, which caused her to turn to writing and horseback riding as
alternatives to flying.
At the age of twenty, she had another chance at superhero
greatness as being one of the few female soldiers trained for combat. The fact
that women will be able to serve in combat soon indicates that all the
witnesses to the grenade incident have retired. The grenade incident didn't
prevent her two sons or daughter-in-law from enlisting in the service. Having
different last names probably helped.
Morgan recently retired from teaching special needs
students to write full-time, instead of in the wee hours of the night. With the
help of her helpful husband and loyal hound, she creates characters who often
grab plot lines and run with them. As for flying, she prefers the airlines now.
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