‘You kind of stood out in the crowd, with all of the bible-thumpers, couples, and twenty-something’s on our flight.’ ‘Wow. I didn’t even not...ice anyone else,’ she replied. ‘I was so wrapped up with getting away…’ ‘That’s understandable,’ I told her. ‘So, where DO you live? If you don’t mind my asking.’ ‘I live in Tinley Park,’ she said. ‘Nice. I’m in Northwest Indiana,’ I replied. ‘Just over the border.’ ‘The border?’ she laughed. ‘You make it sound like it’s another country.’ ‘To be honest,. Deeper into the chamber, its far reaches were bathed in shadow, and I saw the vague outlines of objects: tables, equipment, doorways – perhaps? – perhaps something moved. Along the edges of the lit area, sketched in white chalk, was a circle of runes, and in its center, just beneath the light, sat a wooden chair with a high back and stout arms. The room was quiet and cool."Go on in. Take a seat."I entered the room, but I didn't cross the circle to reach the chair."Why is there a circle?" To. Did you hypnotize me?"She said, "You fool, you just have no idea what happened here. I knowwhen you grabbed that book, you recognized that it was in a room full ofwitch's things. That book is one of the most powerful spell books thatever existed, over 10,000 years old. Its own magic keeps it looking youngand new. As to you, when I saw you bent over my daughter, I had no ideathat you were trying to save her. I am a very powerful witch. I used ablast of magic to hurl you across the room,. "She let herself out of the car in a hurry and ran to let herself in through her front door. She never looked back.His mobile rang on the way home but he did not have Bluetooth and so had to wait until he got home to listen to the voicemail. It was Tina."Thanks a million," she said, "for all your lifts. Don't worry about tomorrow morning. I'll make my own way in." There was a pause. "I ... I'm sorry. I ... I..." There was the sound of a sob and then the line went dead.Apart from his three pints.