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Weekly Contest #181
I always thought that what I wanted would only happen if the gods and goddesses allowed it. Clotho, the goddess of fate, was who my people relied on the most. If you angered her, what you wanted would not be taken into her account. Your blessings would become curses, and your fate the exact opposite of what you wanted. My mother told me stories of Clotho when I was little, about how she blessed her family and brought good fortune. She also told me about how she bestowed a curse on her best friend when she told my mother “I don’t believe in s...
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