Golden Box Book Publishing GBBP Magazine, June, 2017 | Page 60

with anyone else, we started dating again. Anyway, her future
with the group depends on her keeping it a secret because she’s
not allowed to do unauthorized tests. So, she will keep it a secret,
trust me. Anyway, she doesn’t know what it is. I told her that I
found the small pieces in grandma’s attic. I asked her to do the test
as a private testing and don’t document it anywhere.”
“Are you sure she wouldn’t tell anyone?”
“I’m positive. She could lose her job doing unauthorized tests
anyway. Would you read more?”
“Alright. Let me see.” Emily turned the leather page and
continued reading.
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Mara sighed. She resigned herself a long time ago to the fact
that Aisa was not going to grow up to be a “ladylike” woman as
she had hoped. She had to accept that since she was a small child.
Aisa’s adventurous nature displayed more warrior spirit and
courage than most boys and even grown men. “What am I going
to do with you, child?” Mara shook her head.
“Sorry, Mother, I’ll try harder next time.”
“Yes, I’m sure you will.” Mara patted Aisa’s head and led her
to the corner of the Jurta, where she kept her herbs and tinctures,
“Let’s sit down and show me the herbs you collected.”
Aisa sat on the stool covered with soft wool, and she handed a
small leather pouch to her mother. “I found these little flowers in
the meadow where we…”
Mara stopped her with an angry huff, “We? You were
practicing with that boy, Zala, again, weren’t you?”
“Yes, Mother, but—”
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