Divinations
January 1st, 2021
Starring: Sis (female, mid/late teens), Bro (male, mid 20’s)
Home, Sis’s room. Bro is splayed out on the carpet in front of Sis, who kneels. She has a stack of shuffled Tarot cards in one hand.
SIS
Close your eyes.
…
You have to close your eyes.
Bro closes his eyes.
SIS
Now think of a question.
Something.
...
Anything—
BRO
Ok, got one.
SIS
Now think of it hard. You have to keep it on the top of your mind or it won’t work.
...
Are you thinking of it?
BRO
Yeah.
SIS
Ok.
Sis takes the first card from the deck and turns it face up.
SIS
Mmm.
Nine of Swords
Sis turns over the next card and places it next to the first:
SIS
Ooo.
Five of Pentacles
And…
Sis flips the third card, placing it in the row:
SIS
Death
Bro opens his eyes and stares at them:
BRO
So are you going to tell me what it means?
SIS
Nine of Swords is anxiety, fear, and depression.
Five of Pentacles is poverty, isolation, and worry.
Death is death.
...
BRO
It feels like you’re making this up.
SIS
The cards don’t lie.
BRO
This whole thing’s a lie.
SIS
Why did you agree to do it then?
BRO
So you could practice.
SIS
Liar. You were so curious.
BRO
Actually no—
SIS
You wanted your fortune read, you didn’t like what it told you, so now you’re shitting on the entire nature of the exercise.
BRO
There is no nature. It’s stupid, random, idiotic, and I don’t care.
SIS
Whatever.
...
At least tell me your question.
BRO
No.
SIS
I’m not going to tell—
BRO
Yeah you are
SIS
I promise. You can burn my cards if I tell.
…
…
BRO
Is this year going to be my year?
SIS
Oh.
Lol, no.
But you didn’t need the cards to know that.
...
BRO
Thanks. Love you too.