Chapter 7 - Rhett
“What are we doing here?” Margot asked as I pulled into the parking lot at one of the many local shopping centers in the city.
It was just late enough in the morning that everyone was showing up for work, but it didn’t look like any of the stores had opened yet. There was a large locally-owned toy store down at the end, as big as any of the big box corporate chains. We parked in front of the store and left the car running.
“Well, the way I see it, if you won’t tell me where you’re from, or where you’re going to go if I drop you off at the bus station, you can come with me while I do some shopping,” I told her as I unbuckled my seatbelt.
I glanced over at her, and she sat staring at me like I had two heads.
“At the toy store?” she asked.
“Yeah. It’s Christmas. Where
