“The line Mind Body & Spirit seemed to fill him with dismay. Cerri, standing behind the till, watched through the glass as his gaze dropped to the window display itself: witchcraft books and crystals and goddess statues and a jolly Ganesha figure that held lit incense in one outstretched hand. His expression, which had been tense up to this point, dropped like a failed soufflé and set into a stodgy solid of disapproval.
Cerri bit her lip thoughtfully. This was probably him. She was even surer when he looked around for the building number and checked a small piece of paper in his hand. Then his gaze fell on the lintel over the door, and she watched as he physically recoiled, taking a step back across the pavement and nearly backing into a passing mother and pram. Cerri continued to watch as he apologised. After that he looked around, walked away a few paces, hesitated and turned back to look at the shop.
Enough, she thought, reaching the door and opening it.
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