They say that if you light a red candle you are inviting love into your life. She lit the candle and waited. Time passed, minuets crawled into hours but still she waited. Fidgety in nature, she twiddled her thumbs, made some origami, and eventually rolled the hot wax in between her fingers. Little balls turned into little hands, little feet, until she had a little figure on the table. Now the sorts of people who believe that a red candle brings love are usually the types who believe that dolls and human likeness can be used to cast similar spells. The night slunk on and soon she found herself asleep on the table. She woke to find herself being carried in the arms of a very handsome man. Granted he was a firefighter, and she had burnt down the house by knocking over the candle, but wishes do come true.

Photo – S
Words – N