One minute I smell purple, lavender, green and sage… the next the smell of black darkness surrounds me.

I open my mouth to try and find the scent again.

“No… no!”

This can’t happen!

Me and my family can’t live if I can’t smell!

The darkness closes in around me.

“Madam Wrenn?” Someone calls from the front of my small shop.

“Coming!”

Grabbing my cane I tap my way to the front desk.

I hear a small gasp as the customer sees my scarred eyes.

“Your eyes…” the customer whispers.

I can tell it is a woman, but there is something off about the way she sounds.

Or maybe the lose of my smell is effecting my thoughts.

“How may I help you?”

“Yes! Uhm… I am here for the Purple Rain.”

This makes me suspicious.

“That one is not on the shelf yet.”

Something clicks and I feel ice cold metal put to my throat.

“The Purple Rain?”

“Of course… follow me.”

The Purple Rain is a perfume that controls minds.

Made with gold, mercury and peanuts. Add a touch of color and bipity bopity boo!

Mind control.

The knife presses into my lower back.

“If you want the perfume, then I need my cane.”

The woman allows it.

I grab my weathered stick and tap the ground in front of me.

“Is that sound really necessary?”

“Well, I’m still working on my echo location, so yes.”

She sighs, and we make our way to the other room.

“Who are you?” I ask. Easier to not feel guilty if she doesn’t answer.

“That’s non of your concern.”

“I’m sure.”

We arrive at the end of our journey.

“The Purple Rain is still a work in progress.”

“Then why on earth did you let me come back here?!”

“Eh… easier to bust your kneecaps.”

Before she has time to react to what I said I whack my handy dandy cane into the side of her knee.

“Aah!”

I rush towards the exit grabbing as many things as possible.

But I can’t find what I’m looking for!!!

All I can smell is darkness!!

Huffing and sniffing as hard as physically possible, I try to find the cure to my problems.

The Chadazzle.

A perfume made only to fix sight issues.

No matter the problem.

Spraying in my face I feel a tingle and my world brightens.

THE END