Like a Duck
"How can I help you?" the woman asked. "I'm not sure " I replied, and I could not disguise the uncertainty in my voice. "I've never been to a place like this.. I don't really believe in them." Probably not the best way to get this woman on side, I think to myself, but I've said it now. Her expression did not falter in response to this, and she calmly said "And yet you are here." With that she beckoned me to the chair sitting at the small table directly opposite from her. ...