While getting a long weekend off from college, I was invited to a party by my friend, Sam, at his girlfriends' house. I was told to bring somebody, but having no one to bring, I brought beer instead.
Sam had just started to date this girl, Lisa, and she was a party animal. Every weekend it was party time at Lisa's. I arrived a little early since I was bringing the refreshment, and bumped into a tall, olive completed, long black haired, curvy girl who was sporting a cast that ran up to the top of her thigh. She was beautiful. I mean beautiful like, 'Catharine Zeta Jones' with nice boobs, beautiful.
"Hey, hey, hey! Watch the injured and infirmed!" she said, as she started to laugh.
"I'm really sorry, uh," I said, as the beauty before me sank in.
"Stacey, and who might you be, bearer of my beverage of choice?" she said, as she grabbed a beer out of my arms.
"I'm Wayne," I said, regaining my composure.
"So, Wayne," she said, leaning up against a doorway. "Who are you with tonight?"
"I'm alone. I'm not seeing anyone right now," I replied, as I set the beer down on the kitchen table. "How about you?"
"I'm afraid I'm in the same boat as you. When I busted this thing," she pointed to her leg. "Mister wonderful dropped me."
"Because of that?" I said, unbelieving.
"Yeah. Now he has a blonde bimbo that can't count to five. Sooner or later he's going to get tired trying to explain everything to her," she said with a smirk. "Hey, let me catch up to you later, Wayne," she said, as she grabbed her crutches and wondered off to meet some newcomers to the party. I finished putting the beer in the fridge and sought out Sam.
I found him talking with Lisa and some other couples. I pulled Sam away and asked, "Do you know Stacey?"
"No, I don't. I think she's Lisa's friend." He pulled Lisa aside. "Hey, Lisa, what's with cast lady?"
"Stacey?" Lisa turned to look at me and said, "She's weird with a capital 'W'. She's into witchcraft. I didn't invite her. She must have tagged along with someone else."
"Witchcraft?" I asked, jerking a thumb in her direction.
"That's what I hear. If I were you I'd just forget you met her. There are other girls here that came solo like you," said Lisa, as she turned to talk to others.
Sam just gave me the 'whatever' shoulder shrug and went to get a beer.
I followed Stacey around the party at a discreet distance trying to pick up as much as I could about her, as she talked to others. I found that she had a tremendous sense of humor and loved to tell stories. She also seemed to have an infectious personality. Everyone was soon laughing and smiling when she came around to talk.
She turned and started to head in my direction. I tried to act like I wasn't watching her and she said, "Wayne? Can you get me a refill?" I got her one and opened it for her.
"My, aren't you the gentleman?" she giggled. "I guess by now you've heard all kinds of things about me. Mostly that I'm a witch."
"Well, not really..."
She put a finger to my mouth she said, "Don't lie. I don't like it when people lie, even if they are trying to be nice."
"Besides, I'm a white witch."
Silence.
"I can see from the expression on your face that I've just lost you. Black witches serve Satan. White witches are the opposite. We cast spells for good, love and health. That kind of thing."
"Is it a hobby?" I asked.
"No, it's a commitment. But for good not evil."
"I'm sorry, I just have to ask this question. If you cast spells of health and protection, how did you manage to bust your leg?" I asked, trying to keep a straight face.
"My ex boyfriend and I were skiing and I cast a protection spell on him. We both were in the same accident, but he was unhurt. I got this," she said, pointing to the cast.
"How long ago did this happen?"
"Four weeks this Sunday," she replied. "Enough about me, tell me about you."
I gave her a Reader's Digest condensed version of my teen life and got us a couple more beers.
We continued to talk and tell stories when all of the sudden she got an odd look on her face.
"Can you help me get upstairs to the bathroom?" she asked.
"Sure," I said, startled at the change in subject.
I helped her up the steps the best I could and waited for her outside of the bathroom.
After a few minutes and a few thumps coming from the bathroom, I heard her say, "Wayne, do you think you could help me a second. This bathroom is so small, I can't use my crutches to get off the seat."
"Are you sure you don't want me to get Lisa?" I asked, not really wanting to go in there.
"No. I'll be the joke for the rest of the party and probably many more to come," she replied.
I closed my eyes, opened the door, and entered. I closed the door behind me, and reached out with my hand to find her. I felt her grab my hand and forearm with both of her hands.
"Okay, 1, 2, 3, go," she said.
I pulled back and she got up and steadied herself.
"Are you okay now?" I asked with my eyes still closed.
"Yeah, thanks," she answered.
I turned and left the bathroom. A few minutes later she emerged.