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entered another dimly-lit room. This massive area was closed off to the public but it had to be twice the size of the regular store, which seemed impossible. My eyes gazed around the room, which was filled with hundreds of different boxes and containers, in different stages of being unpacked.
    “Oh,” I said as a white cat pressed herself against my legs, purring. “Who is this?”
    “That’s Sicely,” smiled Tyler. “She’s my mother’s cat.”
    “She’s adorable,” I said , petting her soft fur.
    “Believe me, she knows it,” he said.
    The c at meowed and took off.
    “We used to have a cat, but she disappeared last year,” I said softly. My mother had cried for days.
    “ Sorry,” he said.
    “His name was Salem and mom had him for years. He was a little testy, but we still loved him.”
    “Cats are pretty cool. Um, sorry it’s such a mess back here,” he said, swatting at some cobwebs. “I’ve been trying to help her unpack everything, but as you can see, it’s a lot of work.”
    “How can you have such a large warehouse back here?” I murmured looking around in wonder. “The shop doesn’t seem this big on the outside.”
    H is lips twisted into a sardonic grin. “Don’t ever be deceived by what’s on the outside.”
    I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, yeah…I know, “ Looks are deceiving. ”
    “ More than you could ever imagine.”
    “You’re so dramatic,” I stated , walking around the room. “I keep waiting for a sinister laugh from out of nowhere, or a loud clap of thunder whenever you hit me with your idioms.”
    He burst out laughing. “Sorry, I drive my m om crazy, too.”
    Tyler was definitely an odd char acter. But he was also super cute and nice to me, so I didn’t really care about his silly quirks.
    “So, what did you want to show me?” I asked, trailing my fing er along a dusty old book about crystals.
    “ Well, I was looking for it when you arrived but still haven’t located it yet,” he answered, pulling down a box from a metal storage shelf.
    “Oh,” I said, lifting up something that looked almost like a magic wand. “So, your mom collects some pretty interesting stuff.” I began waving the stick around.
    “No!” shouted Tyler , lifting is hands in the air. “Put that down, please, very slowly.”
    I giggled. “What? Am I going to conjure up something or make you suddenly disappear?”
    He stepped towar ds me with a stern expression. “Give it here.”
    When I handed it to him, he let out ragged breath, then put it away in a glass case and locked it.
    I stared at him in amusement. “You’re kind of serious about this stuff, aren’t you?”
    His look was pensive . “You… have no idea.”
    “Oh, this is cool,” I said, picking up an ornately designed owl. “I kind of like the stuff your mom’s selling. It’s really different.”
    He smiled and then grabbed another box. “There are a lot of cool things, just don’t touch them unless you check with me first. I don’t want you getting hurt.”
    I shrugged. “Fine .”
    “Is e verything okay back here?” called his mother from the doorway.
    “Oh, mom, I almost forgot, let me introduce you. This is Kendra.”
    “Hi , Kendra,” smiled his mother. “My name is Rebecca.”
    “Hi,” I answered. “I love the interesting things you have here.”
    “There are some great finds back here. Just be very careful how you handle them,” she answered. “Some of these items can be dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing.”
    I looked at Tyler. “Yes, I’ve already been warned.”
    “I’m watching her ,” said Tyler.
    She smiled wryly . “You be careful, too, young man.”
    He snorted. “You don’t have to worry about me.”
    The bells at the front entrance jingled and Rebecca excused herself.
    “Your mom is very pretty,” I said to Tyler.
    “Yeah ,” he mumbled. “It gets her into trouble sometimes.”
    “What do you mean ?” I asked.
    “Let’s just say she receives a lot of