2020-05-11 Fairy's Folly - Sajani, Pixie, Cory, Ziggy, and Mitch

Sajani exits the building where she did her first OT housecall of the day. She walks around the corner of it and leans her back against it catching her breath and pulling out her phone. She pulls up Pixie's text thread and types in:

SOS! I need some fairy dust. I think I just flirted with a Fireman...news at 11!

Pixie was probably working. And then she drops the phone in her purse and dashes towards her next home call passing Fred Sewid in the street but strangely as she just popped out at him from the side of the building. “Mr. Sewid…” She greets politely as she keeps on. Patrick Peterson. Damn him. She hadn’t even told Pixie about him because it was high school and nothing came of it then…..

Pixie is at work, her energy as high as kite, as she beams happily still reveling that her sweet gnomeo kissed  her . Well he had  initiated and she finished.


She's at the register. It's a slow day. Just one customer  milling about indecisively. She leans on the counter and remembers the end of the party...

The music stops and Cory and Pixie are the last ones dancing, now just hugging and almost alone in the street. Quentin slips off quietly, not disturbing them with his equipment packed up in a rolling case. Cory steps back from Pixie just a bit and looks nervously at her and then he finds his courage and leans his head down to hers but in his haste their noses bump awkwardly. “Uh...s...s...sorry..” He stammers. “For the record I really am trying to kiss you...it’s just been awhile since I did this.” He admits to her.

She giggles rubbing her button nose cutely on Cory's longer one. She looks up at him with kind and loving understanding. "Its ok i like it  cuz you went for it. she leans up and turns her head slightly  and kisses him  pecking his lips softly to not startle him.


...She feels her pocket buzz and looks around  coming her out of her daydream. She sighs in relief that the customer is just squeezing  fruit.

She read texting back "omg what where who and when details girl "


Sajani is outside the front door of her next appointment when she gets Pixie’s reply. But she’s early. So she slows her walk and pauses at the end of their sidewalk to read and then text back.

You know the Peterson twins? One’s a cop, Chris and one’s a fireman, Patrick? They’re pretty cute and I’m sure you’ve seen them. I went to school with them and years ago Patrick and I were supposed to go out. But the date was set for the day my mother died and we never did. I just had to OT for Chris and they live together and Patrick was there and I don’t flirt well...but I think we were flirting….And I’m so sorry I bailed on Cory’s party. I thought something was wrong with my father because he was weird on the phone and then we got cut off but he actually had dropped his phone in the dish water. What happened with Cory after? I'm a  terrible wing woman!

Pixie audible squeal as she reads. She draws attention  but doesn't  care especially  after having  half the town witness one of the happiest yet awkward moments  of her life. She texts back

Omg omg omg. You go girl.yeah..the Petersons are cute and your got the firefighter  .Chile girl.. you get that fine firemans ass

She glances up spotting Cory his back turn as he puts up a mango. She licks her lips and then looks  her phone

"Well  after i got over shock ..plus.. it's not like I'm not anyone big on this town's radar so I'm lucky cuz i bet they'll forget by mid week and someone more popular will have juicy gossip for people to talk about.  she ramble happily .  For once I'm glad im invisible

Anyways india sang him happy birthday.  I said Yess.. we danced all night. I felt  like Cinderella at the ball. And after.. he got up the courage and try ro kiss me. But he keep bumping  his nose.. so..i finished  what he started and kiss him..you know margaritas taste good  on him lol


Sajani heard her phone chime indicate she had a text while she was in her next appointment. Her big colourful purse was at her feet with her phone in the inside pocket. This was a more challenging home visit. Sajani knew Mr. and Mrs. Wong from life in the town. They even used to shop at her mother’s garden shop back when they had a house and yard. Mrs. Wong had had a fall and Sajani was there to do an assessment for mobility aids. But Mrs. Wong was insisting she was fine to walk around her apartment with a rolling stool and her husband could do the shopping. Sajani tried to look polite as Mrs. Wong demonstrated how clever her little stool was, despite the fact that it was too low and made her hunch in a way that Sajani felt would likely lead to the woman’s next fall. Sajani walked to Mrs Wong and gently said “Can we try something for a moment Mrs. Wong?”

Mrs Wong nodded and Sajani rolled the little stool to one side and reached out her hands, palms up at the height of the stool “Hole onto my hands and walk forward as I walk back.”

Mrs. Wong complied and her walk looked much as it had when she hung onto the stool.

“Do you see how far this makes you lean forward...how you could topple again? I won’t let you...but now…” She raises her hands to the height of a standard walker and Mrs. Wong naturally straightens her spine as she rises with her “Let’s walk again…this is about the height of a walker. Tell me if you feel more comfortable and steady at this height.”

They walk and Mrs Wong sheepishly nods.”I do Sajani….I need a walker…I don’t want one. I’ll look like an….” She looks like the transition in her mobility is painful to accept and drops her voice “Old person.”

Mr. Wong chimes in “We are old people Ling-Wei…” They were, but it wasn’t helping the patient to confirm it.

Sajani watched Mrs Wong shoot her husband a look and suppressed a giggle. She was compassionate to the woman’s struggle. It has been hard for her mother to transition at every stage of her degenerating illness. The cane was embarrassing to her at first and then came the arm braces, and then the walker, scooter and finally a wheelchair. Sajani hoped she'd only have to connect this woman with a walker in her time working with her. “I can arrange for a  walker today Mrs. Wong. I’ll bring it back with me in say….” She glances at the clock on the wall “Half an hour? In the meantime, take some rest.” Her appointment time at the Wong’s apartment had just tripled.

She stepped away from the building and rubbed at her temple. She didn’t love having to make people face their transitions so directly but she had to put her patient’s safety first and be the bad guy sometimes. She took a deep breath and then remembered her phone had chimed and stopped to read Pixie’s text. She flushes and then giggles and texts back:

Well I don’t HAVE Patrick or his ass. Although I have looked and it’s quite nice.

She inwardly chastises herself as her whole face feels hot after typing that. But it was Pixie, not Patrick reading it. Thank god…..She types some more.

OMG Pixie! That sounds like a fairytale. And you totally had the shoes for it. Aww Gnomeo. I’m glad you worked out the kissing thing….lol he’s so awkward. But it seems like he’s really nice too. You might be a little famous for awhile but as you say...you can spank and tank it! I’m so happy for you. I have to go get a walker for an old lady now. This is turning into a long day. FR some night this week...bring Gnomeo if you like?


Pixie laughs as she says she dont have Patrick. Then she looks up as cory is walking  toward her. As the store fills up and mr. Indecisive walks up she shoots off a quick text while she watches cory fumble with with some paper bag knowing that customer was regular and preferred  paper.

"Pfft girl  your a goddess fairy queen. You have him or if he cant realize a goddess when he sees  one and my sweet gnomeo can.. then hes very is dumb and blind and aint worth.

She pause text looks ups at cory "hey cor. She say in casual  way to not embarrass  him in front of there customer that. Has dtop to go put back something mid walk to the counter
" you up for some fr.. saj...korra wants  play some.. you game. Gnome "she says as her customer return with a different  box of cereal


Cory sneaks into the side of the cash desk to bag for Pixie. He doesn’t really need to but he’s been doing that a bit more today and blushing pretty non stop. Paul had even teasingly called him on it earlier and embarrassed him by saying “I better not find you lovebirds necking in the cooler when we’ve got customers.”  Cory fumbled with the bags for Pixie’s current customer who seemed to be one of those annoying people who gets to the till and then runs back for 5 more things, one a time. Pixie seems to know this guy’s routine because she starts discreetly texting someone on her phone. Then she looks up at him and asks about Fairy Realms and Saj Korra.

The indecisive man appears and then runs off again “Shoot one more thing...sorry.”

Cory has to chuckle “I take it by your saying Saj Korra that your friend Sajani is Korra? I know her from around but I would actually like to hang out with you guys….” He blushes again and then the man seems to finally have all his things and gets rung though. Cory bags for him and then turns back to Pixie just staring at her, amazed she’s even looked twice at him.

Thankfully  Paul had walked to the meat department a few minutes ago and was in a serious looking conversation with Mtich and Melissa. She still wasn’t back to work and she looked sick. It looked like she was going into a meeting with Paul though and to Cory’s surprise she and Mitch hugged before she disappeared with Paul. He had never seen them do that at work.

He nudges Pixie “They were  hugging….I hope she’s ok…”


She  leans on Cory having  to stop herself from laughing.. "a mead at the mermaid tavern says  He forgot the bread " she says to cory. she leans on cory as she texts " i hope not bout the infamy bit. I left tinsel town cuz of papa razzi . gnomes in so am i and i gotta go and keep myself from laughing at customers. Mr.. im get one more thing  is here"  she star singing
lady gaga's paparazzi  I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me
Papa-paparazzi

stopping at Cory's nudge .she looks up at following  Cory's  nudge and gaze watching  it all unfold biting her lip worriedly " i hope everything  is okay??"


He had looked around for Lydia and then warily at Pixie when she texted and then shrugged looking at Mitch working in the meat department alone. “Don’t let Lydia catch you texting. She went hard core on Brayden one time about that. It wasn’t pretty…..oh shit Brayden…” He mutters “He was at my party but I…” He looks at Pixie and smiles, blushing again. He had enjoyed her singing too. Just then there's a  giant crash from the centre aisle. Cory runs off to deal with an avalanche of cans caused by someone misteering their cart.

In the meat department Paul walks back to Mitch and hands him a piece of paper. They have a brief conversation and Paul seems to be shaking his hand like he’s congratulating him or something. Mitch gives Paul a rare big smile and nods, letting go of his hand and taking a tape dispenser and the page to the front of the deli counter and taping it up. The lettering is bold and can be read from a distance and the sign says “Now hiring full time Deli Server”

Sajani hears Pixie’s text chime as she’s walking back to the Wong’s with a folded walker in one hand. As she’s about to go in she stops, reads, beams at her phone and sends back a string of emojis that include bees, fairies, gnomes, rainbows, kissy faces and every colour of heart she can.

Pixie looks around with him as he says Lydia and pockets her phone. They weren't slammed . she loved Lydia and Lydia did her but she wasn't  going to cross her. She looks at him blush as he talked about brayden intrigued . she starts to ring up the customer and hears the crash jolting her attention then the man at the counter say" hold on i forgot something" as he passes cory as he says loudly" jeepers i forgot the bread.."  she chuckles hearing this as she watches the interaction  and it seems happy and watches the sign go up reading it with intrigue  just as the man comes back with bread. She just stifles a chuckle as she rings him up.

Ziggy walks in from deliveries and takes a minute to head through the store.  She looks at the help wanted sign and then at Mitch.  “You know ..  I might have a friend that can help you out… I’ll let her know you’re hiring…”  and she turns.  Busy day and a load of boxes needs to be loaded into the van and distributed.

Mitch is sharpening a knife, as he’s prone to do and eyes Ziggy suspiciously “Friend of yours eh? As long as they don’t want to tag my cooler.” Mitch wiggles his eyebrows and almost smiles as Ziggy's middle finger comes up into view. The sharpening block swishes against the knife and the Thrifty Foods punch clock  gives a little ding at the top of an hour.