Chapter 225 - Youre An Idiot (1/2)

Laz was never one to take things laying down... well, not lately. So when he finally got up for the day, he figured it was time he did something. The only clue he had to go on at the moment was the tarot card that ended up in his pocket from the insane grandma who somehow got into their back yard so he figured it was the best place to start.

Not that he would normally go along with something like this, but sometimes, when you have nothing else to go on, you head towards the crazy and see if it leads you somewhere.

It was a gamble to say the least. But it was the only path he had.

Since it was Sunday and work started tomorrow, Laz thought that today would be a good day to give it a shot. Benny and Eddy were going to head off to do something known only to them while Abraham was going to check out a local church of his faith. He had asked Laz if he wanted to go with him, but Laz turned him down since he had something important to do. He promised he would go with him next time although in his head, Laz wondered if he would burst into flames or be hit by lightning when he walked in the door. Or a better question, what would happen if he intentionally burst into flames while he walked in the door? How would people react? He was laughing a bit to himself making Abraham wonder if he had missed something.

'Poor guy...' Laz thought, seeing the confused look on his face.

As far as the girl's went, they weren't Laz concerned. After his normal morning excise and everyone communicating their plans, everyone went their separate ways, agreeing to meet up for dinner tonight. The guys had traded phone numbers too, just to be safe. As Eddy put it, it was better to have a few close friends than far distant relatives, something that Laz agreed with.

Having taken a quick look online, Laz knew where the place was located and was somewhat amused by the fact that it was, in fact, psychic's shop.

'Am I being had?' Of course Laz thought this. 'A strange person stops you on the street and says that evil spirits are following you, causing you to have bad luck and a shortened life span. But for only your life savings, you can be free of this curse.' Laz couldn't help but shake his head at this thought. He actually had quite a bit of money still, but good luck trying to pry it out of his hands.

Besides, he didn't believe in curses.

Walking inside, Laz was greeted by the ringing of a gentle bell announcing his arrival. While he waited, Laz started looking around and soon got the impression that the inside of the shop was exactly what he thought it was, a hoax. He even double checked the address on the card and the number on the outside of the place, but they did match.

As Laz tried to keep an open mind, Laz looked closer at the shop which was more of a converted house. The entrance way had a glass display cabinet with various types of gifts inside of it, including customized tarot cards, crystals, cracked bones and other such things. Just to be sure, Laz used his sense and noticed that the bones were, in fact, plastic.

'Well, this was a waste.' Laz didn't know what he was looking for, but he knew it wasn't this. Just as he was about to go back out the way he came, a rather attractive woman came out of the back area, through a doorway covered with beads.

”Hello young one. How might I be of service to you?”

The pretty and still young looking woman did a once over on Laz when she first saw him. She was dressed up in loose flowing clothing and had various scarfs made of silk wrapped around her. She was also wearing a shawl made of silk that held back her flowing dreads. It almost looked like a bad gypsy costume out of a low budget film. This only served to reinforce Laz's opinion about the place.

He knew it was a long shot to begin with so even with his reservations, Laz kept his cool and didn't leave or break out into laughter. Besides, Laz could easily tell that there was a strange energy coming from this woman. It felt different from anything he had experienced before. If not for that, he wouldn't have even bothered.

”I received this.” Laz took the tarot card like business card out of his pocket and showed it to the woman standing in front of him. Seeing it, she actually sighed and relaxed.

”Oh, thank the stars. I'm not ready to have to deal with this shit again just yet...” The woman said, looking relieved. Laz noticed that her accent was even heavier now than when he walked in.

”Uh...?” Laz was surprised about the woman's sudden change and also confused.

”Who invited you here young one?” The woman asked, looking at Laz.

”I'm not sure? And old grandma burst into the garden of the house I'm staying at and started yelling at me. Then her two grandkids came by shortly after and dragged her away. This time it was the woman's turned to be surprised.

”Madam Cal left it for you? Amazing. Please wait here a moment while I talk to her.” The woman quickly disappeared through the beads and around the corner. Laz was a bit tempted to find out where she went, but he kept his peace. Besides which, Laz was able to feel several different auras in the area coming from people other than the woman he had just met. This obviously meant that they weren't alone and he was being watched.

”Maybe this place isn't so simple?” Laz said to himself quietly and continued to look around.

Before long, the younger woman came back and asked Laz to follow her.