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Birthday Scrolls
1999
April
29th
IT'S JOSÉE'S BIRTHDAY by Freya
A table, covered with lace, and set with fine bone china and crystal, sat in the middle
of the garden by the waterfall. Thousands of shimmering lights from candles tucked
into tree branches and shrubs gave the only light. The air was perfumed with wild
flowers. SHerk escorted Josee to the table, held her chair out for her as she sat,
and then with a deep bow and a kiss and a tug on his red ribbon, departed.
Josee softly smiled to herself as she looked around. She noticed a silver bell on
the table with a tag attached that read "Ring for Service". Grinning, she
gently rang the bell...then really put some effort into ringing. The
ting-ting-ka-bing echoed thru the woods and she laughed when she saw the alpha herks
dressed as waiters in snugly fitting tuxedo's march out of the woods and
up to the table. One carried a bottle of wine, another the corkscrew. One had
the salad, another the bread, another some appetizers. One by one they stopped by
the table and gave Josee a birthday kiss as they placed what they were carrying down.
The last herk carried a bouquet of pastel roses and when he reached Josee, he knelt
upon one knee and presented them to her. She smiled as she took the roses and as she
looked into this herk's eyes, she knew he was the one and only original Herk.
"Happy Birthday Dear Josee" he whispered as he wrapped his arms around her and
kissed her fully on the lips. They sat side by side as the alpha herks served them
dinner. They danced cheek to cheek to the Herk orchestra. And when everyone
else had gone to sleep, they took a moonlit dip in the water.
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Happy Birthday Josee! Hope your special day is as wonderful as you are!!
hugs,
Freya