It was then that I made our mistake. With my attention having been caught by Sales and Clearance signs, we moved into the range of the saleslady tractor beam and were instantaneously pulled in. I kept my eyes on the merchandise, muttering about how nice it was while she went on about prices in her thick Asian accent, but poor Sarah- whose habit it is to look at people when they speak to her because she is constantly lip-reading, was taken.
The woman took her to the counter and showed her shiny things which evidently she wanted her to try on because she took it upon herself to remove Sarah's necklace for her; and even tried to take out Sarah's new black pearl earrings, but did not- Sarah's theory is that the freaked-out expression on her face was enough of a barrier to action. We both were released with purchases- each a little unsure about how it all happened and each with the desire to escape the little mall and return to the light. (Although I did stop to buy a beautiful picture- while we waited we noticed wish bead bracelets: gold for money, blue for love, green for hope; pink- your choice!)
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