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Samantha looked at Jenna and shrugged her shoulders as she was not expecting anymore guests. When she opened the door she forced a smile because the face that greeted her was more pest than guest.

“Why hello Mrs. Kravitz, what a pleasant surprise and Mr. Kravitz, how nice to see you again. Won’t you both come in.”

Mr. Kravitz was the poor long suffering husband of the neighborhood busybody who was normally dragged along on his wife’s wild goose chases and witch hunts.

Normally Mrs Kravitz would come to do her snooping with an empty cup in hand and under the guise of needing some sugar, but this time she dispensed with the subterfuge and went straight to the attack.

“I saw it all Abner, plain as day, right out back”,Mrs.Kravitz declared as she pushed past Samantha with Mr. Kravitz in tow.

“Mrs. Stephens”, He apologized as usual. “I’m really sorry to barge in like this, but she’s having another one of her episodes.”

Samantha giggled, “Oh it’s alright Mr. Kravitz. I’m used to it by now.”

Gladys stepped into the living room and then stopped when she saw Jenna on the couch.

Samantha caught up with her and made the introductions, “Mr and Mrs Kravitz this is Jenna Hitch. She owns the toy store there on Shalamar Lane.”

Jenna smiled at Mr Kravitz, “It’s a pleasure to meet you" and then offered the same smile to Mrs Kravitz who refused it as she looked Jenna up and down and said with disgust, “I’m well aware of who you are.”

Mr Kravitz shook his head and looked pleadingly at Jenna, his eyes offering a silent apology for his wife's rudeness.

Samantha stepped in between the two women, still trying to keep the peace. “Mr and Mrs Kravitz, would you like a cup of coffee or maybe some tea?”

Mrs Kravitz ignored the pleasantries and then pointed toward the patio doors that lead to the back garden. “It was right there Abner, I saw the whole thing through the peep hole in the fence. One minute the Stephen’s girl was playing with those two grown weirdos from the toy store and then poof, they were gone and two little girls were standing in their place.”

At the word weirdo, Jenna’s smile evaporated and a spark lit in her eyes. Samantha tried to keep it from becoming a blaze. “Mrs Kravitz, there must be some kind of mistake. I’m sure you didn't mean what you said and I’m sure there's a reasonable explanation for what you thought you saw.”

Mrs Kravitz shook her head, “Oh, I’d like to see you explain what I saw.”

Abner sighed, “I think I have the explanation Gladys, you and your little nut job friends have been out in the sun picketing too long, so why don't we just apologize to Mrs Stephens and Mrs. Hitch, go home and I’ll get your medicine and a cold cloth.”

“No Abner! Not this time. There's been strange things happening in this house for years, and this time I’m gonna prove it.”