"Greetings..." he said as he dusted his things. "May I help you withsomething!?" No, that's okay. I'm just looking around..." Jeffrey said with a sigh....The store seemed to have everything imaginable. From little magic tricksto large scale illusions and pranks, this store had the bazaar. Jeffreyespecially liked the large collection of charms the old man seemed tohave. Being a superstitious man himself, he admired those who also took"old wives tales" to heart."Are you sure I can't help you with. It was past midnight and I was tired. My friend and I had come to the bar out of sheer curiosity. To dance. To drink cool new drinks. To see all the fun people.But then she was whisked away by some dressed-to-kill vampire, and it had been too hard to follow her. The music was too loud and the lights were too shiny and bright, and there were too many people. I had a headache and I wanted to go home.I remember I closed my eyes to shut out the strobing lights and leaned my head back, my hand. I looked out the window in the front door. Jill had just turned down the hallway from the kitchen."Your father just pulled up." I thought Mom said she was going to talk to him this morning." Jill, you should know how impatient your father is by now. I'm sure he's been up all night chewing on his fingernails, wondering it you'll ever talk to him again." Well, it serves him right." Jill, he deserves a chance."She got that flash of fire in her eyes, then relaxed. "I know." Go use the bathroom. I'm. He knew that he was late—the Elk’s presentation had gone overtime. He hoped that she hadn’t been waiting for him for long but knew that she probably had been.He parked and got out of the car. He started heading for the front door of the tavern and saw Roxie hop out of her car. She hurried over to where he stopped and waited for her. When she reached him she stood on her toes and kissed him on the cheek.“Have you been waiting long?” he asked. “I thought you would be inside.”She took his hand..