Chapter 44

Kendall leaned against the counter, looking around the store. Hardly anyone was there since it was the middle of the week during the day. Kendall kept her eye on a group of young girls, which she was sure had skipped school that day. They huddled around the crystal display, oohing and aahing over the various stones. She didn’t get any negativity from their direction, so she kept half of her attention on them.

Once they brought their purchases to the counter and paid, they left. Kendall looked around the store once more. No one remained.

“Well, no time like the present for a little practice,” she said, pulling out her Tarot cards from under the counter.

“Well, cards,” she said as she shuffled them. “What messages do you have for me today?”

Flipping over the first card, she frowned.

“Well, that doesn’t look good,” she said. “If I remember correctly, that’s a warning.”

She flipped over another card, and her eyes grew wide.

“I think that means a broken heart,” she whisp