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    I Find Myself Charmed
    I Find Myself Charmed
    I Find Myself Charmed
    Ebook68 pages54 minutes

    I Find Myself Charmed

    By Leenna Naidoo

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    A snack-time reading. Six short stories of unexpectedly finding The Perfect One.



    So I’m Sitting Here: Her friend's late again and here comes Mr Action Romance.



    The Charmer: Can you really trust a man who guarantees charm? She had absolutely nothing to lose.



    Sometimes Here, Sometimes There: An impulsive reading with a sangoma at a travel fair produces an enigmatic but emphatic message.



    9.8: Can a scientist accept a ‘magical’ solution to her problem?



    Curse of the Wedding Bouquet: A step back can set you back more than just a step or two.



    A Distant Love: He was always aloof at school. She was always too distant to him

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLeenna Naidoo/Learning To Surf Publishing
    Release dateJul 27, 2018
    ISBN9781301053131
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      I Find Myself Charmed - Leenna Naidoo

      I Find Myself Charmed

      Leenna Naidoo

      Copyright 2013 Leena Naidoo

      2nd Edition 2017

      Published by Learning To Surf Publishing

      Cover design by Leennascreativebox

      Stock photo by Leena Naidoo

      Thank you for downloading this eBook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be copied, reproduced or distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you would like to share this book, please direct your friends to download their own copy. Thank you for your support.

      Contents

      So I’m Sitting Here

      So I'm sitting here, outside the Wimpy at Ushaka, waiting for Marlene. She said she'd be here at ten-fifteen so we can make the first dolphin show. She's late, as usual.

      The Charmer

      Buy you lucky charms here! Blessed by holy man, holy waters, and the Guardians of Light. Guaranteed to bring you great luck, health, wealth and love. Available only here! And here!

      Sometime Here, Sometimes There

      I had decided, on the spur of the moment, to see the sangoma at the Kingdom of Zulu Exhibit. Amidst the travel-enthusiastic crowd, the little replica hut stoep was an oasis of calm.

      9 Point 8

      Jo stood in the control room trying to hold back tears of frustration and exhaustion.

      The Curse Of The Wedding Bouquet

      I don't often go to weddings. It's not that I don't really like them...It's just that...Well, they can be so melodramatic!

      A Distant Love

      Godzilla stood, as always—alone, aloof, commanding. Even the two old ladies in front of me were giving him the eye. I couldn’t blame them.

      About Leenna

      Excerpt: Three Million’s A Crowd

      Excerpt: Here Be Monsters

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      So I'm Sitting Here

      So I'm sitting here, outside the Wimpy at Ushaka, waiting for Marlene. She said she'd be here at ten-fifteen so we can make the first dolphin show. She's late, as usual. I'm drinking tea and munching a muffin—a rare treat after the deprivations of salad lunches.

      It's a hot, bright day for April, as promised by the ECR Djs—summer waving goodbye. There's a cool, gentle breeze. Problem is, it's lifting up my sun-dress every now and again. I shift my legs, tucking in the skirt of the dress so it behaves. That's when I notice the guy. Handsome. Marlene would drool over him.

      I'd vaguely registered him when I'd walked in. The only other patron is an older man who seems to have fallen asleep behind his sunglasses, paper open, hands folded over his beer-boep. Handsome Guy is staring at me, making me feel uncomfortable, his eyes hidden by classic sunglasses. I'm wearing sunglasses too, but I don't think I'm as inscrutable as he. Deciding it's best to ignore him, I concentrate on that muffin, wipe away a few crumbs, sip my tea... He's coming over!

      He's holding out his hand, taking off his sunglasses. Nisha? he asks, sure of the answer already.

      It takes a moment for the penny to drop. It's his voice I recognise. He's aged a little, greying a bit. But it suits him—one of the few men who look better with age.

      Oh, my! You're Chris, right? I stand up so abruptly I almost tip the table over. It scrapes along to hit his legs, but he's already moved back. I manage to save my cup with a clatter and a sheepish laugh, wishing I was half my size—like Marlene.

      He chuckles good-naturedly, transforming his normally stern features into carefree boyishness. I see you haven't changed a bit.

      I think he means to be nice. And you...You look great! How are you?

      Fine. Fine. You're...waiting for someone?

      "Ja, my friend. She'll be here soon. Always running late." My laugh sounds silly again. Now what?

      His sunglasses are back on, hiding his hazel eyes.

      May I buy you another...tea?

      Oh, no! It's okay. Please, sit.

      He's already beckoning the waitress over. Two teas, please...And another muffin. What is it?

      Lemon-poppyseed. I supply, relenting.

      We smile at each other. This is the closest I've come to a date in three years. I've forgotten what to do, how to behave. Small talk has deserted me.

      He speaks first. So how is Pravs?

      Pravina, my older glamorous, svelte sister: high powered executive—his former classmate. Fine. She's in London. Some conference.

      "Oh, right. The GeoSoc Convention. And you? What

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