It is already 5 in the afternoon and Phoebe comes rushing from school with Nanny Martha, "Mommy! Mommy!" She immediately drops her pink school bag on the floor and hugs Amelia's bottom from behind. Amelia wipes her hand on the kitchen towel and with weary eyes, she bends forward touching Phoebe's cheeks, "Why sweetheart? Is there something wrong?" She carries Phoebe and places her on the couch. Nanny Martha interrupts calmly while preparing the table for dinner, "She told me that a small old man approached her at the gate while waiting for me to fetch her." "Mommy, the old man told me that my right time has come and a ritual is a must. What does he mean mom?" Phoebe asks while her hands are shaking nervously. Amelia answers her daughter with comfort, "It's nothing honey, maybe just an old crazy beggar was out on the run, do not ever talk to strangers, you understand? Phoebe nods while embracing her mom and Amelia worriedly turns her head to Martha, "Nanny, I told you to fetch Phoeb
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