“Are you looking for something?” I spun around as quickly as I could. No one. Over the top of the next shelf I saw the tip of a head, with thick dark hair, quickly darting through the next aisle. Behind me I heard a bang. I screamed and jumped, turning around. The crash was just a book that had fallen down from a top shelf and onto the floor. Immediately I felt like an idiot. Just a book. Two young clerks came running over, a boy and a girl. “Are you okay?” squeaked the boy. “Yes, I just—it fell. It surprised me. Sorry.” The girl bent down to pick up the book. The Encyclopedia of Demons.
