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"Sure" She put her hand on the back of the chair It wobbled a little and she hesitated
"I can go if you want?" he asked, bending toward her
"Oh no, it’s fine" She gingerly sat in the chair Her relieved smile when the chair didn’t collapse spoke voluhtto the left The other
"Would you like a tarot reading?" I asked with my version of a kind smile My best friend Veronica said it made me look like a cornered ani
"Uhtened
Please don’t pick that Please don’t pick that Please don’t--
"How about the crystal ball?" she said with a sparkle of exciteh at bay "Of course"
Careful not to disturb the rocks placed around the table, I pulled the ball closer and grabbed a cloth froround besidethat seeive me time to think
"Do you have any questions?" I asked her as I laid both palms on the covered ball and made eye contact
A saze slipped toward theit back
Clear as day People’s tells ht tone
I nodded like I’d known she’d say that, and slowly pulledoff the cloth as I did so I stared at it for a longed ated in " The words slipped out ofwill happen soon that will change your life forever" The pressure in un You can’t hide from it You won’t be able to turn away A chain of events has started, and at the end will be your destiny" I opened htly, her eyes riveted to my face
The ball inside of me loosened a little, and I had a moment of supreme confusion, like I always did whenwasn’t , using extreeneral, and unhelpful words
"Sorry," I said as heat rushed to ered the cloth, half thinking I’d slip it over the ball and start over I hated doing that My excuses always sounded lame
"No" The word sounded more like a release of breath from the woman’s mouth, and I belatedly realized I should’ve asked her naht"
"Heavy," the ainst one of the support poles It groaned loudly and the whole tent shifted "Oops" He hopped away
Fine Albert and Geraldine were right about my entire setup
"Wow" The woman smiled and leaned back The chair shifted and her eyes widened until everything settled again Clearly she thought she’d be dumped out of it at any second
I stared into the depths of the twenty-dollar crystal ball, trying to see its es or es would awaitreally hard
I flicked esture, before I scrunched my brow and looked at the woo in this business "You will find…what you seek" I let eneral direction this ti you are after…will become permanent down the road But only if you keep faith Work on trust"
Red infused her cheeks and a delighted seneral," thehis arms
Please don’t make me prove myself Please don’t make--
"No," the woman said, her eyes rooted to mine She put out her hand to stop him "No, I know exactly what she h "I’lad When there are two people present, I alorry about being too…descriptive" I gave her a demure smile "Privacy is important"