The Cold – Part 2

author: Hecate

A shot rang out. Lilith, Faer, and Del froze in place.

“Good God, what was that?” the three were heard saying. Without any sense of reason or caution, the three witches rushed up the stairs and burst into Heck’s room, expecting to see the most terrifying sight they could imagine.

The bedroom door opened and slammed into the wall. Heck was so startled that he jumped up and tried to get up, but he got tangled in his own sheets, tripped and fell as the duvet rolled down on top of him. Fifi, who had been asleep, started, meowed in fear and hid under the bed. The crystal ball fell to the ground and rolled under the cupboard. The sound died away and there was silence. Heck was still struggling with the covers and when he freed himself, he stared at the door where his three friends were sitting. In the general astonishment that ensued, all that could be heard was the heavy breathing of the four of them.

"What's going on?" the four asked at the same time.
– Tell me what's going on?! – Del was the first to pull herself together.
– I have a cold – Apshihuuuuu – said Heck
– Ah, a shot!? - asked Faer curiously
“Well, Fernando shot Juan Reas,” Heck replied sheepishly. Her secret was out.
– What???!!!!- Lilit asked incomprehensibly
“Every time she gets sick, Mistress Heck watches ‘Three Brothers, Three Sisters.’ Don’t ask me how I get through it,” a dramatic voice came from under the bed.

Faer bent down and looked. Fifi came out of there. She walked unceremoniously past Faer, brushed against Lilith's legs, wagged her tail, and walked out through the open door. Everyone stared at Heck, waiting for an explanation.

– What? What kind of witch would I be if I couldn't conjure up Dolby surround sound! – Heck said worriedly, nervously crumple the sheet.

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Everyone has their little weaknesses, which are essentially nothing special and in principle should not bother their owner, but apparently they are not. Heck loved the Latin American series "Three Brothers, Three Sisters", but she only thought about it when she was sick or hurt. Faer, Lilith and Del also had their little secrets of this nature and from the outside, these little weaknesses were not something that one should be worried about. However, they always manifested themselves when one felt the weakest and most vulnerable. Maybe that's why they bothered their owners so much. Little things that they needed, but never admitted except to themselves.

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