The Last Adventure of Constance Verity

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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“I didn't think you believed in jinxes,” said Tia.

Connie didn't.

But she wasn't so sure that jinxes didn't believe in her, and they'd had a long, long time to build a grudge.

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Haven't you saved the world on multiple occasions?”

“That's what people tell me, but I'm beginning to think that the world isn't as fragile as all that. The universe got along just fine for billions of years without me. I don't think it needs me to save it. I think it all works out about the same in the end. Sometimes, I like to think of myself with a dead-end job that I dislike, a husband who is letting himself go, and some ungrateful kids I take to soccer practice. It sounds dreary, but at least it would be my life.”