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else changed in your life. I don’t know what that is, only you do, but it influences everything you do now, good and bad.’
    Calypso looked at Kelly and then at Sapphira. ‘How is she? Crazy, huh? She’s so wise!’
    Kelly laughed out loud. ‘Easy there, grasshopper, don’t worship me. I’m as human as the next person.’
    Calypso looked at the next card and opened her book again to the correct page. ‘This is the card of the future. The Ace of Cups. A baby perhaps!’
    She seemed relieved finally to have something good and tangible for Sapphira’s future.
    Kelly looked at Sapphira’s face, which appeared as though a shadow had crossed it.
    Calypso looked at Sapphira excitedly. ‘Perhaps you’ll find a new lover.’ Calypso was unsure whether Sapphira was straight so thought it best to remain gender neutral.
    ‘Perhaps,’ said Sapphira noncommittally.
    Calypso continued, slightly self-important in her role as esoteric messenger. ‘The card of work is the Eight of Cups, which indicates a break from work for a while. Yes, Kelly?’
    Kelly nodded.
    ‘Perhaps you’ll take a break after this film?’ offered Calypso.
    Sapphira shrugged again, thinking of the projects slated for her for the next two years. ‘Maybe.’
    Calypso thought she was boring Sapphira, so hurried through the rest of the cards. ‘The card of home and family is the Seven of Swords. This card indicates deception and betrayal from an unreliable person in your life. Someone with a careful plan.’ Calypso rushed over this card, not sure what it meant, but Kelly looked at it with interest. Whatever Sapphira was about to face she needed some damned good protection.
    ‘The card of how you expect things to turn out is the Hanged Man – this is seeing things from a new perspective. Clearer and changing your mind.’
    Kelly interrupted. ‘It’s also about dreams, dreams of the future which indicate you will be released from what keeps you in suspended time.’
    Sapphira sat still, saying nothing.
    Calypso looked at the last card. ‘This is the card of how things will actually work out. The Queen of Coins. This is you. This is the card of the mother, someone who is generous to others. It also tells of charity and aid to those who cannot help themselves. Using your energy for the greater good.’
    Sapphira butted out the cigarette.
    ‘Did it make sense? The reading?’ Calypso asked, her eyes wide.
    Sapphira looked as though she was about to speak but stopped herself. Finally she smiled. ‘Spot on.’
    Calypso breathed a sigh of relief. Sapphira seemed unimpressed but Kelly pondered the cards. Whatever was in Sapphira’s past, present and future was murky and painful and made her feel uneasy. Calypso was called to the set for a close-up and Kelly and Sapphira sat in the trailer.
    ‘Is there anything you need to talk to me about, Sapphira? I know we’re not close but I worry about you sometimes,’ said Kelly, kindness radiating out of her.
    Sapphira sat debating whether to share her secrets with Kelly and then quickly put her mask back up. ‘I’m not sure I get the tarot, no disrespect meant,’ she said in a low voice.
    ‘Nah, that’s fine,’ said Kelly, getting the message that Sapphira was as guarded as she ever was.
    ‘Just know I’m always around, here or in America, if you need me,’ said Kelly getting to her feet.
    Sapphira grabbed her arm lightly as Kelly went to walk past her and out of the trailer. ‘The card about deception …’
    ‘The Seven of Swords.’
    ‘Yes, that one. What does it mean exactly?’
    Kelly spoke slowly. She knew there was something Sapphira was hiding but she wasn’t sure what it was; it was up to Sapphira to explore and confront what the card meant. ‘It’s a fear card. It can mean there is something you fear, someone or something.’
    Kelly placed her hands on Sapphira’s thin shoulders. The energy from Kelly’s body resonated through Sapphira and she felt herself involuntarily