Please note that the story is based in Australia and is written in Queen’s English therefore my American audience will notice subtle differences in ...ording or phrases. * The engagement party was a pretty big event. I had finally finished with my therapy, was only on a low dose of medication and the future was looking bright. Paul and Denise made it down from Iron Plain along with the rest of the Richards and Williams family. It was good to see Justin again. There was the normal speeches,. “This is Detective Nelson Tucker with Detective Sunny Salvage of the Sacramento Police Department interviewing Kassia Jeffery on January 26th, 2027.”As I spoke, Kassia smacked the bottom of her pack of smokes to knock one out. She grabbed it with her lips and with practice ease, she lit her cigarette with her lighter and took a long, slow drag of it. My partner pulled out a vape pen from the pocket of her trench coat. She puffed on it, filling the air with a strawberry banana flavor.The smell. I mean the second kind, real magic."Both Phil's parents shook their heads. Then Chelsey thought of something."You mean someone put a curse on my son? What happened?" No one put a curse on Philip. But before I come to him, let me explainsomething. Magic is real. Not many people know about it, even less knowhow to do it. Those that do know how to perform real magic use itsparingly and with great caution. This is because the amount of magic oressence is not that abundant, and the other point is. "Bath time, stinky!" grinned Sabrina opening the door."Go away," grumbled Owen. "I'll play with you in a little while, butright now I'm having a snack." Oh there'll be plenty of time for snacks during our play time, butright now is bath time and this isn't a debate," ordered Sabrina."You're not the boss of me," yelled Owen, rolling his eyes. "You'renot my mother?" Always the hard way?" said Sabrina, shaking her head and thenspinning around her phone. "Say hi to daddy?" Ohhhhh? Hey dad?" said.