The Salem Concord Book 1: Interview for a Wizard
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At 5:00 pm Jesse rapidly finalized the last order before shutting down the laptop. It was finally time to go. He swiftly made his way around the front desk and picked up the last of the boxes that UPS recently delivered. The UPS man was also in a hurry to end his day, so the conversation went no further than “hi” and “see you tomorrow.” The boxes weren’t heavy so Jesse assumed that they contained hats or robes. He wasn’t sure because he never opened them. He was given strict orders to only carry them to the top of the stairs. Mr. Claw emptied them and stocked the shelves. When Jesse arrived in the morning, he would find an inventory of the new items on his desk. It was his responsibility to enter the information into the system to keep an ongoing record. It was less work for him so, he didn’t mind the procedure but ever since he met the wizard Beifar, he found it odd.
In fact, everything about working at Alivan’s Wizards and Witches Corner Store was odd. It was odd that he never met Mr. Claw. It was odd that he was listed as the owner of the store. It was odd how he received his paychecks. It was odd that Yolanda Roundbottom believed that Mr. Claw was the employee and he was the owner. Everything was odd. Needless to say, his new friend, a secret agent wizard, was also odd. Then Jesse realized that he hadn’t heard from the wizard since lunchtime. He found that odd, so he decided to call him on his cell phone. Jesse placed the last of the boxes on the top of the stairs and went back to his desk. He took the small paper with the wizard’s cell number and dialed it. The phone rang. As he waited for the answer, he pushed back the new answering machine from its resting place. He didn’t want to break another one. There was no answer - - odd.