125. Defeated

Callista.

I gasp as I come out of the episode, and I can still feel that dark monster trying to fight me.

Trying to catch my breath, I look around. It’s still storming heavily outside, and rain splatters on the windows. The room is plunged into silence with the notable lack of chanting.

It was still raining, but peculiarly, I am not in an episode.

Needing to make sense of this, I rush towards the candle table, and lo and behold every single candle was unlit and blackened.

Giddiness and joy build inside of me as I stare at the blackened candle. A grin starts to stretch my lips.

Is this what I think it is?!

As soon as the witches who worked with me opened the door, I let out a yell.

"It worked! Oh, my Goddess, it worked! I’m free!"

Physician Okorie smiles at me.

"I knew you could do it, Callista!” she says. “Congratulations, you defeated all your demons!"

The physicians come toward me, and we embrace, laughing and giggling like crazy. And maybe we were because we did it! Our effort was