Chris didn't let me out of her sight the entire afternoon. She would have followed me to the bathroom if I hadn't warned her to stop. It was awkward trying to hide from her. For the first time since I set her free, Chris was trying to act her part once more as the protector she swore to be. I had to cast a spell on her before I left, or else it would have been difficult to sneak out with her hawk eyes, always on everything I did. I hurried over to the bar, praying for it to remain at the spot it was on this morning. On my way to the place, I imagined the bar developing legs and running away now that I had located him. It wasn't far-fetched. Something like this happened in a cartoon I watched some years ago. Luckily, the bar was still where it had been when I found it. However, unlike this morning, when the parking space was unoccupied, cars were parked there. And at the door was a long line of people desperate to get in there. I was stunned by the change. Had I not been there this
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