Chapter 18: A Moment of Hopelessness
The drawer John opened contained what looked to be an unlabeled plastic bag of dried tea leaves.
“I was expecting some pills, not tea leaves.” John confusingly thought to himself.
John was still getting used to the strange power of this place at this time. He wasn't always sure if the store would manifest the exact things he wanted. Afterall, he tried to manifest his dead dog, but got Lunar instead.
“But, this place has always at least tried to manifest something that is close to what I'm thinking. Maybe, these are actually medical herbs that might help with her condition.” John thought to himself.
John: “Um, miss Scarlett. Please take this with you,” he said, as he handed the bag to her.
Scarlett was rubbing her eyes and was starting to reign in her tears and recover her composure. Looking up, she saw John handing her a clear unlabeled bag with some sort of dried plant matter.
Scarlett: “What is this?” she said, while still sniffling a little.
John: “Something I believe that will help with your condition.”
Scarlett: “Are you sure?” she said, sounding skeptical of John's claims that these dried leaves would help her.