Chapter 3
Phillip looked around. The Prestige Mall parking lot was full, and there were no free spots in sight. He rubbed his forehead and let out a long exhale. There went his dream of being in and out in record time. Why hadn’t it occurred to him that it would be this bad? He would have been here much earlier.
He drove quietly around the lot and looked around, hoping another car would leave soon. He’d forgotten that parking space was a premium in the Dexington downtown, with the mall being the only place that seemed to have much more than a handful of parking spots. So it was little wonder that it was always packed, and the Christmas season had only made it worse.
Phillip continued to drive around, and his eyes swung from left to right as he searched for a spot. But all he saw were sh
