https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-12-1.mov Jioni’s blink exuded disinterest. She put the sticker on her palm. Hippie Girl paused and stared at it before she snatched the sticker from Jioni and then analyzed it further. With the design up close—her eyes soon lit up. She squealed in excitement as her face turned red; her smile was wide—really wide, she …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-11.mov Hippie Girl set her tea to the side and hunched over as she pulled a box from underneath the bed; The constant rocking of the van caused Jioni to choke on her tea. Hippie Girl proceeded to slam the box between Jioni and herself. Inside shined bright: gold necklaces and earrings, technology, and other …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-10-2.mov “No negative auras in the van, butterfly,” Hippie Girl stated as she poured herself a cup of tea. “That’s what my mom used to say. Might as well keep her rule.” Jioni took another sip. She was able to breathe, and her posture was less rigid. “You realize that neither of us will have …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-9.mp4 Hippie Girl responded with a smile and placed her hands on Jioni’s. She then went for the van’s center console, pulled out a teapot and cup, and poured something from the teapot into the cup. The steam rose to the top of the van, warming up the area. Jioni stared at the cup, bemused—which …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-8.mp4 “I looked everywhere, but ok,” Jioni said, her voice soft. “Why didn’t you tell me about the Tenebris?” “I did, though.” “No, you didn’t.” “I did. What did you think the nunchucks were for?” Jioni threw her head back and groaned again. back next
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-7.mov A gasp escaped Hippie Girl’s lips, and then her eyes widened. But quickly, she disguised her shock with a discomforted smile. She shook her hair with both hands, hunched over, and then folded her palms—she infringed on Jioni’s personal space again. “No, it’s there. You weren’t looking hard enough,” Hippie Girl said. “What do …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-6.mp4 “You’re wearing that ugly flannel! Ha!” Hippie Girl blurted out, then laughed. “Did the deer spirit bite your skull or something? You were just trying to sell that thing yesterday.” Jioni rolled her eyes and waited for Hippie Girl to stop talking. She folded her arms with a frown. Then scooted back against the …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-5.mp4 “Flower, didn’t you hear me say yes? I thought you were like one of those deer-creature-spirit thingies,” Hippie Girl said as she began punching Jioni’s arm. “You mean the Tenebris? They can’t speak,” Jioni corrected. “What? Sure they can!” Hippie Girl paused. “Wait a minute, something’s off about you.” The two sat across from …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-4-1.mov Jioni soon crept to the back of the van and knocked gently on the rear doors. Her taps were fearfully soft against the metal. She knocked until the doors suddenly swung open. Pitch black, an explosion, then stars. It collided with Jioni’s face. The pain stung as she rubbed, and a burning sensation immediately …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-3-1.mp4 Jioni approached the vehicle’s passenger side and peeked inside the cracked window. Her breath fogged it, so she shimmied to the front windshield and continued searching. Inside the front, some more plants, a couple of miscellaneous boxes, jars, and a teapot but no Hippie Girl. Jioni’s foot caught something, and she stumbled. Down below …
