Jake and Serena begin to experience flashes of pain they think are connected to the store. Jake watches the love of his life and finds an unexpected well of courage to face off against some toughs.
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Chapter 1: An Unusual Store Chapter 1: An Unusual Store
Six friends walked down the busy sidewalk, clustered close together lest they get separated. With the flow of the crowd, they stood a good chance of being pushed back the way they’d come.
“This is no good.” Jake finally said. Being the tallest and broadest of them, he was in the lead, with the crowd breaking around him. While his friends huddled close behind in his wake. “If we don’t get off the street, we’ll get pushed back there.” He jerked his thumb in the direction everyone else seemed to be going.
“We never should have stayed in the park so long.” Brian complained. Tom agreed.
“You were the ones playing football and didn’t keep an eye on the time.” Serena scolded. She was Jake’s sister, tiny and blessed with a very youthful demeanor. Her two friends (and Brian and Tom’s girlf
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Chapter 3: The Full MoonJake woke up with a broad smile on his face. Padding out to the kitchen, he fired up the stovetop for his specialty; scrambled eggs.
Pulling out several of the finest eggs he could find in the package, he placed them on the counter before returning to the fridge for the Tabasco sauce, cheddar cheese, and crumbled bacon. Closing the door firmly behind him, he placed the items next to the eggs. Then he went to the cabinet for a large skillet that he set on the stove.
Humming quietly to himself, he began cracking the eggs into the skillet. He wanted this breakfast to be special, so everything would have to be perfect.
As the eggs began to cook, he pulled out the large toaster oven to make toast. Buttermilk bread was his preferred medium, although wheat would do in a pinch. Fortunately, he had plenty of the first, so he started putting them in four at a time.
"Mmm! Eggs and toast!" Serena groaned in hungry anticipation. "Nacomi must be coming over."
Jake nodded. "She said she'll here by ei