“Finally, for the future, we have the Star in the upright position, which is a wonderful thing.” Heather smiles, lifting her blue eyes. “It means renewal, hope… You’re going to leave a legacy.”
“It’s a pretty lady in a dress dipping her toe in a puddle with stars all around,” Maddie tells her.
“Isn’t that wonderful?” Miss Gina turns her head as if she’s looking at the group of us. “I hope all of this comes true. Thank you, Heather.”
“My pleasure. I love a good reading.” Heather slides the cards together, shuffling them and looking up at us. “Who’s next?”
“Not me.” Haddy holds up both hands. “I’ve got everything I want, and I’m not taking a chance following that perfect reading.”
“Gina?”
“I’m good!” I shake my head, snorting a laugh. “I don’t need to know what next great disappointment lies in my future. I’ll take it as it comes.”
“Seriously?” Kim cries. “What a bunch of party poopers! It’s the whole reason we’re out here. I’ll go next.”
She pulls up a chair, and Heather scoots around to be across from her. “What’s your intention?”
“I guess I’ll follow Miss Gina’s lead. What’s next?”
“Let’s do this.” Heather grins. “I’ll do a past, present, future read again.”
She shuffles the cards slowly, then slides them over for Kimmie to cut.
Our oldest cousin only taps them with her knuckle. “Miss Gina didn’t cut.”
“I’m no role model,” the old lady teases.
“If you’re not, then nobody is,” Kimmie replies just as fast.
“Here we go…”
Like before, Heather places three cards face down in front of our cousin. She turns the first card over to reveal an older boy bending down to hand a little girl a bouquet of flowers.
“The Six of Cups…” Heather says. “It’s in the upright position, which symbolizes nostalgia, and safety in the past. You’re holding onto something very tightly from your childhood.”
Kim blinks wide brown eyes up at me, and I don’t know why it makes me nervous. Heather’s hand moves to the next card, and she turns it over to show a blindfolded woman holding two long swords.
“The Two of Swords, also in the upright position.” Heather’s brow furrows. “It can mean you’ll face a difficult decision because of hidden information… Or you’re in a period of indecision, where you’re carefully weighing your options. Either way, look inside yourself and trust your intuition.”
“Okay…” Kimmie’s voice is quiet, and I can’t tell if this is making sense to her.
I’m completely baffled.
“And finally…” Heather turns over a card showing a naked woman dancing with the sun shining over her head. “Oh, yay! Even though the sun is reversed, that only means there’s a delay. Soon the clouds will break, and you’ll find the joy you’re seeking.”
Heather is smiling big, blinking across at her, but Kim’s expression is still.
I reach over and put my hand on her arm. “Was thatnotwhat you wanted to hear?”
She blinks out of it at once, smiling up at me. “Sorry, no, that was fun. Clear as mud, but a lot to think about!”
My nose wrinkles, but Heather is happy.
“What a relief! I hate when I get bad cards for people. I do my best to guide them to the light, but sometimes there’s just no way out of it.”
“That settles it,” Haddy laughs. “We’re stopping there. No point in tempting fate.”
“Oh, stop being a baby,” Kimmie prods. “Just pull one card, and see what happens. They can do that, can’t they, Heather?”
