When Brianna visited the quaint little drug store, she thought the Esmeralda fortuneteller automation was very amusing.&nbsp; While playing around with it and spending several quarters, she absentmindedly wished to herself that her life was a simple as the robotic fortuneteller's was.&nbsp; Its only worries were waiting for someone to insert a coin, giving them a "Fortune" card, and waiting for the next customer to come along.<br /><br />When Brianna's card dropped out, she thought there must have been a problem with the machine.&nbsp; Her card simply read, "Granted!"&nbsp; Suddenly there was a flash, then darkness, Esmeralda could not tell how long the darkness enveloped her, but it didn't seem like too long before she heard what sounded like a coin dropping into a slot.&nbsp; There was another flash of light, and Esmeralda could see a teen boy standing in front of her.<br /><br />She realized she couldn't look away, speak, or move on her own, as she felt her hand beginning to move back and forth in front of her.&nbsp; After a few seconds, Esmeralda's hand stopped, pointed to a card on the table in front of her, and she felt something strange.&nbsp; Esmeralda felt as though something seemed to move around inside her, and then there was the sound of a card dropping out to someplace unseen.<br />Esmeralda heard the boy say, "Oh, boy," as he picked up a card and read it to himself.&nbsp; All the while Esmeralda was forced to watch but could not say anything or move.&nbsp; Then the boy said, "Thanks Esmeralda, I hope this comes true!"&nbsp; It was only then that Esmeralda realized she was now the fortuneteller in the box.<br /><br />No matter how hard she tried, Esmeralda could not remember her original name, she knew it hadn't been Esmeralda but was not sure what it was.&nbsp; She wanted to yell out for help, or run, but try as she might she was stuck in a box, in a store.&nbsp; Esmeralda looked out into the store and worried that she might be stuck there forever.&nbsp; Lucky for her, her coin-operated timer ran out and she was plunged back into darkness and silence, at least, until the next person walked up and inserted a coin.<br /><br />Who knows, perhaps you will find Esmeralda waiting to tell you your fortune somewhere, but if you do, be careful what you wish for you never know how that might turn out. <br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />As always, I claim no ownership of the pictures used in the image.&nbsp; Just a neat pic of a fortune teller machine I came across, and an unknown girl's face to replace the original.&nbsp; Should anyone object to this picture, or ask for me to remove it, I'll be happy to do so.