Chapter 37
Barry drove back to New Sumer Mall. He went inside the mall, pacing around as he was in a hurry to find the shop he was looking for.
He was in that shop earlier, before having gone to the toy shop.
To buy the Ouija board.
Barry found the shop, and went inside.
The shop was selling all kinds of items. It sold miniatures. It sold figurines. It also sold things like candles, and crystals and stones, that were supposed to have healing purposes.
Barry saw some items that were hanging. They were handmade willow hoops, on which nets and webs were woven. They also had feathers and beads attached to them as well.
Each willow hoop bore an animal image.
Animals like hawks, owls, wolves, lions or tigers.
As Barry kept staring at them, the shopkeeper spoke to him, from behind.
“The
