For the rest of the evening, the contrasting image of Jay’s wide campaign smile and the disappointed faces of his kids remained at the forefront of my brain. It haunted me enough to motivate a late-night visit to Jay’s condo. A spectral visit anyway.
At quarter past eleven, I used my powers to beam to my Scrooge’s private dwelling.
In addition to the magic I utilized to activate my charm bracelet, my “present” powers allowed me to teleport Jay to any three moments currently happening in the present—wherever and whoever they involved. That use of my power was for the final Scrooging, like Brandon and Midori’s respective trips to the past and future. However, my colleagues and I could use our magic in other ways leading up to Christmas week. My powers, for example, were designed to easily
