The snow pattered softly against the window pane that night, performing its elegant dance for all to see. The flakes twirled about in the wind, all perfectly shaped despite no two being the same. They were without flaw, Marguerite the dog no doubt felt as she greedily ate up their cool sweetness.
Stefán urged her onwards along the glittering Toronto streets, tugging his hat further down his head. They finally stopped before a store no larger than an average apartment. The name Theo’s Travel Trinkets was painted hastily in neon red letters onto a sign and made for a horrid contrast against the evergreen brick wall.
The inside of the store was pleasantly surprising, with unique knick-knacks from just about everywhere. Russian nesting dolls, miniature Taj Mahals, Buddhas, Chinese handcuffs, Parisian charms, and South American jewellery littered the walls. …show more content…
Startled, the man and his dog turned. “Uh-uh, yes,” Stefán said as he pulled a crinkled sheet of paper from his pocket and furrowed his brows as he read the scrawl. “Are you Theo?”
“Yes, what do you need?”
Stefán hesitated, and then smoothed the paper’s creases and placed it on a table. “I need to get here.” He pointed to a spot on a small hand-drawn map. “Someone named Lucille directed me to you.”
Theo inhaled sharply. “I don’t take people there anymore. Sorry, you’re gonna have to find someone else—now, if that’s all, I’d appreciate it if you please leave me be. I have a business to run—”
“With all due respect, there’s no other customer here, so you really can’t be in that much of a hurry.”
Theo pursed his lips and stroked his beard.
“I will pay you for your services!” Stefán
Stefán urged her onwards along the glittering Toronto streets, tugging his hat further down his head. They finally stopped before a store no larger than an average apartment. The name Theo’s Travel Trinkets was painted hastily in neon red letters onto a sign and made for a horrid contrast against the evergreen brick wall.
The inside of the store was pleasantly surprising, with unique knick-knacks from just about everywhere. Russian nesting dolls, miniature Taj Mahals, Buddhas, Chinese handcuffs, Parisian charms, and South American jewellery littered the walls. …show more content…
Startled, the man and his dog turned. “Uh-uh, yes,” Stefán said as he pulled a crinkled sheet of paper from his pocket and furrowed his brows as he read the scrawl. “Are you Theo?”
“Yes, what do you need?”
Stefán hesitated, and then smoothed the paper’s creases and placed it on a table. “I need to get here.” He pointed to a spot on a small hand-drawn map. “Someone named Lucille directed me to you.”
Theo inhaled sharply. “I don’t take people there anymore. Sorry, you’re gonna have to find someone else—now, if that’s all, I’d appreciate it if you please leave me be. I have a business to run—”
“With all due respect, there’s no other customer here, so you really can’t be in that much of a hurry.”
Theo pursed his lips and stroked his beard.
“I will pay you for your services!” Stefán