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you got your information from someone who knows me,” I say with a chuckle. “But, yes, I’m Amelia.” I hold out my hand.
    She shakes my hand and introduces herself. “Elise Powell. So nice to meet you. And I have to tell you that I actually am a bit of a psychic.” She tilts her head and raises her eyebrows as if waiting for me to challenge her on it.
    I look at her skeptically, which I’m sure others have, which is why she’s waiting for me to question her. “Really?”
    “Really. I have a little place in the back if you’d like me to read for you.”
    “Um.” I have no idea what to say.
    She puts the purse back in the window then grabs my hand and with a grin says, “C’mon,” leading me to the back of the store. “First one’s always free.”
    Oh, well. What have I got to lose? What’s she going to tell me? That I’m a selfish hag who only thinks of herself and will now die lonely? Wait. Not sure I really want to hear that. Feeling my hesitation, she turns and smiles at me, then tugs on my hand, pulling me through a doorway with a beaded curtain covering it. She has me sit at a little round table with a fringed purple tablecloth and a crystal ball on it. When she catches me looking at the crystal ball she informs me with a chuckle that it’s just for the effect.
    “Okay, are you right or left handed?” she asks when she sits down. I tell her I’m a rightie and she takes that hand in hers, closes her eye and begins swaying in her chair chanting some gibberish and I have to admit I’m a little freaked out. After several seconds of this, she pops open one eye, and at the expression of alarm on my face, she starts cackling. “I’m just kidding!”
    “Oh,” I mumble, again not knowing what to say.
    “Oh, hon, lighten up.” She grins at me. “I just like to mess with people.”
    I smile back, seriously not knowing how to take her. This is all just kind of bizarre.
    “Let me first say this, your grandparents were the nicest people,” she continues. “I know you miss them a lot.”
    I nod because of course I do. Anyone who knows my history with them would know this.
    She now looks down at the table as if concentrating then looks at my palm. “Let’s see here… I’m sensing a married man… someone you work with maybe? Does the letter ‘A’ mean anything to you?”
    Dear God. “Uh, yes, Aidan.”
    “He still has feelings for you… you might wanna keep an eye on him…”
    I lick my lips nervously. Aidan still has feelings for me? We’ve been broken up for going on seven months. And even though it wasn’t an altogether civilized breakup, on his part, not mine, when I’ve seen him in the office since, he’s been decently friendly but not given a sign at all that he still cares for me.
    “There’s a ‘K’ here that’s been around you for many years. I’m sensing a very masculine, protective type… you hurt him a great deal…”
    Oh. My. God.
    I nod weakly. Ack!
    “He feels like he’s here to stay… in your life… but you’re leaving soon, right?”
    I bite my lip and nod again.
    “Well, hon, I think he’s not too keen on that… your plans might be taking a detour if he has anything to do with it.” She looks at me and now she’s the one nodding. “One last thing that keeps showing up is there’s a little danger around you… someone’s not happy about your being here… so be careful.” She smiles at me and lets my hand go. “Well, that wasn’t too bad, was it?”
    I clear my throat nervously. “No, I’d have to say it was pretty spot on.”
    “I freak some people out. I get it. But you just have this aura about you, as if your grandparents are still around you, and I couldn’t resist. Sorry if I came on too strong.”
    “No, it’s okay,” I say. She has freaked me out some but she’s really very nice, so no harm no foul.
    She pushes her chair back and stands then holds her hand out to me. I take it and she says, “It was very nice meeting you, Amelia. I