On separate ways - Part 8

Part 8

After her shift, Babette left for the pawn shop. Amelia was hiding in her coat pocket. Before they left, the mouse had given Babette some advice on how to word her wishes once she found Sami. Their destination was in a rather shady part of town. Babette had told the cab driver to wait until she returned. He gave her fifteen minutes. Babette rushed into the shop. There was nobody in the shop. "Hello? Is anybody there?" Babette called.

Finally, a young man stepped out of the office. He had a weird stare on his face. "Goodday... How may I help you?"

"Are you working here? I want to redeem this pawn here." Babette passed him the pawn ticket.

"Of course..." the young man took the pawn ticked and went into the storage room. A few minutes later, he returned with Sami's lamp. "That will be 250 Franken, please."

"But the ticket says 200 Franken!" Babette complied.

"Give me 250 Franken or the lamp stays here." The man insisted.

"Fine, here you got it!" Babette fetched 250 Franks from her wallet and passed them over. The man took the pawn ticket and the money and placed it in the cashier.

Seemingly annoyed, Babette left the pawn shop. At first, she wanted to rub the lamp immediately. But then, she realized that summoning a genie on a crowded street would cause too much attention. So Babette returned to the taxi and drove back to her place.


Back in her flat, Babette let Amelia out of her pocket. Then she placed the lamp on a table and rubbed it. A part of her expected that nothing would happen, but soon, the lamp begin to spit out a blue smoke, that formed into the shape of a man with black hair and blue skin. He was only wearing blue harem pants. His muscular chest was completely uncovered. Babette couldn't help but admire his body and his muscular arms.

"I'm Sami, the genie of the lamp." the man suddenly tore her from her daydreams. "You got one wish and one wish only."

Babette gathered herself. "So you are the famous Sami, great genie! I've heard of you."

"You heard of me?"

"Yes. This mouse here knows you very well." Babette presented the mousy Amelia to him. "It's Amelia Maus, with whom you are familiar."

Sami nodded. "And what do you wish for, Mistress?"

"Don't call me Mistress. My name is Babette. And I want to make only one wish on Amelia's behalf. Sami, I wish that you only turn Amelia back into the human woman she was a few days ago, before Gregorios turned her into a mouse." Babette stated her wish.

Sami was touched. Like Amelia's wish a few months ago, this was another wish, that wasn't selfish at all but intended to help a friend. He even had to admit that he felt happy that he could give Amelia her human body back. "Place the mouse on the floor." When Babette had done as she was told, Sami crossed his arms and blinked. Instantly, the mouse turned back into Amelia, albeit she was completely naked.

Hastily, Amelia covered her private parts. "Iiick! I'm naked!" It took her a moment to realize. "I'm human again. Thank you, Babette!" She forgot her modesty and embraced Babette. "Thank you too, Sami!" Then she embraced the genie. "Err, Babette, do you have some clothes for me?"


A few hours later, Amelia, wearing some of Babette's clothes, Babette, Sami, Martha and David sat in Babette's flat. For Martha and David, it was a big surprise when they saw Amelia for the first time since they left for Paris. David even jumped up ready to embrace Amelia, but she was strangely reserved. Then, Amelia began her tale: How she had found out that Svetlana had stolen Sami's lamp, how Svetlana had wished her into the body of a mouse - again, Amelia revealed that she was originally a mouse - and how she hid to wait for David's return. "When I saw you at the hotel, I came out of my hiding place and tried to get your attention, David. But you, you tried to stomp me to death. How could you do that?"

"I... I..." David was pale like a piece of cheese. "I'm sorry, Amelia. I didn't know it was you. Can you please forgive me?"

"Of course you didn't know it was me. But don't expect me to forgive you that easily." Amelia said with a stern voice. "You tried to kill me there."

"So... you won't..." David felt terrible.

Amelia turned towards him. "David, if you are asking if I will move back in with you, I won't do it. I rather feel afraid of you than in love with you, since this event. Maybe these feelings will go away over time, I certainly hope so..." she took a deep breath, "but at the moment, I would rather look for another place to stay."

David's head sunk down. "So, it's..." He was utterly crushed. "Alright! I understand that. I would have asked Martha immediately to turn you back if I had known what had happened to you, but..."

"I tried to tell you." Amelia started to cry. "But, you didn't listen at all. You already were so angry when you came out of your uncle's office; I saw that. And you just saw me as vermin back then and tried to kill me."

"I'm so sorry, Amelia. How can I make up for it?" David was desperate. "How about I use a wish and get back at Svetlana. What about you genies? Would you help me?"

Sami was about to answer but he was interrupted by Amelia again: "No! It changes nothing if you get your revenge on Svetlana. Sure, she deserves to be punished. But not that way. David, if you really want to win back my love, this is the wrong way."
David swallowed and remained silent.

"We'll get back at Svetlana in another way." Babette interrupeted. "She has stolen Sami's lamp and M. Sprüngli will surely want to have a word with Svetlana about it. Tomorrow, we will hand Sami's lamp back to M. Sprüngli together, Amelia. I'm sure he will give you your job back."

"Thank you, Babette!" Amelia replied. "But, I think I'll be looking for something entirely new. Martha, would you help me find a new place and job? I need your help anyway, so Svetlana can never turn me back into a mouse again."

"Whatever you wish for!" Martha said. Like Sami, she really felt like getting back at Svetlana. She wouldn't have cared if David would have wished Svetlana into something else for punishment. Svetlana surely deserved it. Of course, she would grant also Amelia her wishes.

"Thanks. I'll explain my plan to you later, in private." Amelia replies.

An eerie silence laid over the room. Eventually, Babette spoke again. "Mhhh... Say, Amelia, since you won't return either to David nor to the hotel, would you like to move in with me? If Martha helps you to get a new job, we could even look for a bigger flat."

"Thank you. I'll accept you offer. And if Martha helps me out, we can surely share a bigger flat." Amelia replied. "Martha, can we talk in private for a moment?" Martha accepted and Babette offered them her bedroom to talk - an offer both happily accepted.


About 20 Minutes later, Amelia and Martha returned from the bedroom. "Everything is settled. Martha helped me a lot." Amelia explained. "Tomorrow, we can start looking for a bigger flat, Babette." Demonstratively, Amelia sat down next to her new roommate.

David stood up. "I better go home now. Babette, Sami!" He nodded to them.

"I can walk you home, if you like." Martha proposed.

"Thank you. You're a true friend, Martha. Let's go." David took Martha's coat and helped her in. Then, he dressed himself. Soon, David and Martha had left and were on their way to David's flat.

THE END

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