LOVE POTION NO.23

CHAPTER 1

It was a warm wenesday evening and a festive one for many, as tonight was the first night the carnival was in town.

It was an old fashioned county fair type carnival with, rides, games, all the trappings of a typical mildwest country fair.

Jisoo insisted up and down that they go the first night. In fact she held her breath until everyone agreed. So the whole group piled into two cars and went.

The air was warm and filed with the sounds of laughter and music from the carousel.

A soft breezed blew the smell of how salted peanuts and freshly popped popcorn down the long midway. the group even Jennie, was having a good time.

Rosé had spent 40 dollars at a midway dart throwing game and won Jisoo a sizeable stuffed monkey.

Nayeon didn't even have the heart to tell Rosé that the stuffed monkey probably would have cost her $5 dollars at the local toy store. In any case, Jisoo was happy with her new suffed monkey and loads of cotton candy she was presently consuming.

Nayeon was having fun with the various rides. Bambam and Jennie were having a good time as well. with his arm around her shoulder, the couple lazily walked down the midway seeing what there was to see.

Lagging slightly behind was Lisa, having a decent time but bothered by one thing.

The simple fact that Bambam's arm was around Jennie, not her.

Lisa honestly wanted to be everyone's friend. she even wanted to be Jennie's friend. though the tempered cat eye girl rarely showed any regard for her.

But with Bambam, she wanted to be more than a friend. she wanted to be Bambam's girlfriend but, Bambam was in love with Jennie and Lisa sadly accepted hand that fate had dealt out.

As she was walking behind the group, by chance, she spotted what appeared to be a old fashioned gypsy wagon tucked neatly behind the mildway.

On the side a large banner said "Madam Roux - Fortunes told, Potion sold, see and change your destiny."

Lisa thought how fun it would be to have her fortune told so she called out.

"Hey I'm going to have my fortune told, anyone want to come with me?" Lisa said pointing to the wagon.

"Hey Manoban, if your going to be so gullible to give money away that easy, then wont you give me some?" Jennie said acidly.

"I'll go!" said the slightly hype Jisoo.

So the pair run to the gypsy wagon where a young girl with wavy dark hair and typical gypsy clothes sat outside the wagon.

"I'd like my fortune told, is madame roux around?" Lisa said with a half giggle.

The girl looked at her with a broad smile."I'm her grand daughter, Irene. she's not here but, I'd be happy to read your fortune. she taught me everything she knows. I'll even given you a half off discount of any of our potions."

"Game!"

Irene led Lisa and Jisoo into the wagon where in the center of the small room was a round table with a black tablecloth. on the table sat a large crystal ball.

All around the room there were pieces of gypsy art, bottles with unknown substances in them.

The whole place looked straight out of an old movie.

"Sit please" Irene said, pointing to two chairs in front of the table as she sat behind it.

"So where do you go to school?" the gypsy girl asked.