" A voice said from behind thecounter. George had been so focused on the doll that he had not even noticed the old man in the bathrobe standing next t...o the cash register. "Zuzu will love the doll. It is very popular this year." George tried to decide how the old man knew his and his daughter's names. He had never seen the man before. "No, you do not know me. I am a wizard. That is how I knew about your search for little Zuzu's present." He moved closer as he added, "Even though it works. A phone ringing and a moaning client ended our conversation.Late Friday evening I was, as normal, working late. For some of the tasks I needed to do I needed to kick everyone off their computers. Of course that couldn't happen during normal office hours so evenings were the norm. Whenever possible I tried to group and save them for Friday.I was engrossed in some software when a pair of hands slid down my chest causing me to jump a foot."You don't like that then?" Krystal laughed.Calming down, I. As she scrambled off, Team Mannequin stood their ground."Move it!" Sharon said as the girls split up and circled the twomen. As the guys tried to grab hold the girls, they fought back witha series of karate chops and kicks. "Be my Valentine, sweet things." The head of the family said as hegrabbed Tina by the arm and Samantha knocked him out with ablow to the back of the head. Her hollow body making an echoingsound upon impact."It isn't possible." Kim said as the guy's face fell off when he. But would I be left and stranded there, as had happened to me virtually every time in my own experience in my past. Still, I knew that this was not a game to her, and she had said only that her dream was to have someone to use and own. If that was all that she required for her to choose, accept and take me, though I might and would desperately want so much more, I would still grasp and take just that with all the strength I possessed. She finally broke her silence to guide me to her.