The Night Market

Gertrude looks at the contract with trepidation. Here it is before her, everything that she has wanted. A chance to be a powerful witch, just like Yazeba. To be beyond pain and heartache. She could use magic to fix her problems, to change how she looks, to be loved and respected.

The cost was high, though. Would she miss her heart? Yazeba seems to be doing alright without one...

At length, the masked girl makes her decision. She signs the contract on the dotted line...

Gertrude feels a strange emptiness inside her chest. But at the same time, she feels lighter than she ever has before. She smiles behind her mask as she picks up the stack of books. "We’ll, I’ve got a lot of reading to do"

She rejoins the others and nods to Demi. "Miss Gorgone, have a good night! You too, Ptisilith. Come on, Moon Prince. Let’s go home." She starts down the path with a spring in her step.

And that is the story of how Monday bought Gertrude’s heart, setting the naive young girl on a path of sorrow...