Freeform Friday: "The Mysterious Woman"

 In a faraway place, a baby was born on October 13th. Since she was born on that unlucky day, people taunted her. Townspeople would tell her how they wished for her death. The girl born on the unfortunate day, Aria, declared, "I'm already five." Why are you so intent on seeing me die? Why do you hate me? "There is no time for imperfection," remarks the snarky girl. Both my family and I were perfect. Since you were born on Friday the 13th, while I was born on May 4th, you are cursed by everyone in Curosan. Aria remained living ten years later, and that annoying girl hated it, particularly given that she was ill. 

When Aria was in high school, she had more friends than she did when she was a kid. More people understood her situation at the time her mother wasn’t feeling very well, so people were trying to make Aria feel better. The rude girl had strawberry blonde hair, a blue top with a flower on it, and red jeans when she returned to school. The rude first-grader Kara says, "Humph. Witch, you will bring curses onto all of us!" Another girl who looks exactly like Kara says,” Stop! You're acting rudely! Sister, she doesn't need to fear school bullies because her mother is unwell. “Don't tell me what to do!” Kara says. "Well, father and mother do, so shut up, Kara," adds Sara. Could this not be heard today?

 Kara was furious since she had never heard someone speak in such a tone before, but she had class and couldn't afford to waste any more time thinking about it. After three minutes of staring at her sister, Kara walked away. The two sisters never spoke again after that incident. Aria had recently graduated from college two years prior. However, she became aware that her powers had put a bounty on her. She conjures the unique aura of Tala Arcune, her alter ego. However, nobody ever discovered her identity. Up until this point. Things were moving along rather smoothly. She was pleasant, had coworkers, and had a job. 

One day at the office, her boss said,” Hey Tala, we are going to need you to wrap up the chickens; they got out again.” Tala-Aria said,” Okay. How do they keep getting out??"Her boss waves his hands in confusion and then leaves the room. After she handles the chickens, she sees someone familiar, but she doesn’t remember who it is. The unfamiliar person says,” Hello, Aria. It was nice to see you at a chicken farm. Where do you belong?" Aria, startled that this woman knew her name, says,” What are you talking about? 

My name is Tala. Not Aria! And I don’t know you!” After that, Aria walks away, but the stranger stops her and says,” Oh, please. You just put your name in Takan; no one but me knows Takan. And Tala means Aria, so spill the beans!” Aria says, "Fine, you caught me, but who are you?" The stranger says,” It doesn’t matter. You’ll be banned soon anyway.” Then she vanishes without a trace. Five years later, Aria had a judge case. The accusation was having powers and not extinguishing them. She did not have a good lawyer, so the lawyer said she should be banned, and she was, but before they had closed the gates, she had vanished! No one saw Aria for years; some people presumed she was dead; some thought that she was somewhere watching them...

written by Mimi

co-written and edited by Zoe and Isla