“Did you know? Did you hear? There is a new rumor downtown”
“Tell me, Tell me!”
You take a sip from your coffee cup as you take a look at the two women seated at your right, how long have they been talking? They were here before you came in and it doesn’t seem like they are going to leave any time soon… At least they aren’t as annoying as the couple in the back
“Well” The taller woman starts “They say that there are two women that gossip about the strangest of things, they gossip about monsters and curses, about things that almost happened or what will soon do” She takes a pause to take a sip from her tea cup… Wait, weren’t you on a coffee shop? “But, that's not the strangest thing about them you know”
“Really?”
“No, the strangest thing about them is how they appear” She leans forward as if she was about to thell a secret but she doesn’t lower her voice at all “sometimes they appear as little girls playing on the street, sometimes they are old ladies waiting the bus, sometimes they are sitting across you on the bar, or on the changing room next to yours, they can appear anywhere”
“Anywhere you say?” The sorter one asks without a hint of surprise in her voice
The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.
“Yes! And I mean anywhere, they may appear as part of the ad that’s playing on Tv, as guests in the podcast you are listening to, as characters in a book you are reading, they can appear anywhere”
“Oh my, oh my∼, do you know why do they gossip about those thigs?”
“Sorry but I don’t, some say that they try to warn people, some say that they mock the ones that appear in their gossips, who knows”
The woman pouts at the answer “Great, now I’m gonna be wondering about it all day… Do you think we could find them? I would really love to talk with them” Her face twists with excitement at the thought “Plus, I'm sure they know a lot of juicy rumors, not that they can compare with yours of course∼”
The woman can’t help but laugh at the excitement of her companion “Sorry, but I don’t think we’ll be able to do so, apparently they can only be seen by whoever they are targeting” Her companion visibly deflates “Oh, don't worry, I'm sure we will meet them, eventually, in the meantime, want to hear another rumor?”
“Of course I do! And I believe that so does our dear interloper here” She says staring back at you, before you are able to mumble an apology she pats an empty seat between the two of them “Why don’t you take a seat with us? I always say that stories are always enjoyed better with some company, and what are rumors if not stories?”
Admittedly you are a bit sceptical about joining them, something about them just seems a bit off, but after debating it for a few seconds you take your half full coffee cup and sit in the empty seat, after all you could really use the conversation
“Right, now where were we?” She asks taking a white teapot and refilling her tea cup “Oh, right, I was about to tell you another rumor”