Week No 4 of the April Shower Monthly Writer’s Prompt: Weather Spell Gone Wrong
230 Words
She resisted the urge to smack the silly thing. This was made difficult by the rueful grin, the little imp gabe and explanation for the rain cascading down inside the library. Not one surface was dry, not one patron remained and not one book in this part of the library was salvageable. She was grateful the weather spell seemed to have a small range.
She picked up the book the imp had been reading from. Agricultural Arcana, Beginners Level 1. Not the oddest title in the library, the chapter on weather thankfully had an answer sheet.
“If the rain doesn’t land in the desired location, simply sing the reversal spell listed here.” The spell itself was in a language she didn’t recognise. She pointed at the spell for the imp, who began jumping on the spot. It grabbed the book and took off across the room to the stage set out for story time.
Realizing her mistake, she dove for her desk. She rummaged through the clutter as the imp settled himself before the microphone. She was barely able to ram the ear plugs in before the imp unloaded his voice on the room.
The rain stopped. She surveyed the sodden room, silently cursing the little imp as it fled the mess. Of course it did. Grabbing the mop, she set to work wondering if this job was worth it.
C.M. Wellsmore 