As December arrived with snow blanketing

As December arrived with snow blanketing the city with its untamed wrath and sapping the life out of all the trees, Wil, Ted, Rose cast a spell on their greenhouse protecting their

flowers. The magical protection of the greenhouse had been annual for 100 years, since their grandparents opened Photosynthesis Flowers. Rose, Ted & Will heard a knock at the shop

door. Ted spied out of the window blinds to see who it was. There was a line of people wrapped around the building. Reluctantly, Rose and Will began to open the door knowing wha

t might happen. The people just outside the door looked genuinely surprised that Rose and Will had actually opened the door. Ted was just about to call out when the people

closest to the door shrieked "They're alive! Witches!" Rose countered "No, we just have immunity." But noone in the 1600's knew what they were talking about. Will barred the door

and declared in a deep, strong voice, "You shall not pass!" That silenced the angry witch-hunting mob for a few moments - just enough time for us to come up with an escape plan.

of relief trickled down their cheeks. "Th-tha-ank you," one gasped. "Fu-for eternity..." before they all died. We were left standing, mission accomplished, free as birds. The sun

shone brightly as the bureaudrones whirred to our location and delivered the post-mission documents we would have to complete before sundown. We looked at each other

as the stacks of documents surrounding us grew ever higher with the endless waves of bureaudrones. I'd never experienced utter despair before. I will experience it for eternity.