Finding Me: Book 1: All I've Ever Wanted (A New Adult Romance Series) by UNKNOWN

Author:UNKNOWN
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: M. Andrews
Published: 2016-08-18T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

The weather was warm and the streets were busy with people moving to and fro, trying to settle their personal businesses. Jenny Marshall in similar fashion strolled along. She slowed her pace as something caught her eye across the road. In a shop’s front window display stood some curious objects; porcelain figurines, glass and crystal pieces, clothing and various odds and ends. She crossed the road to get a closer look. It was an old antique shop with decrepit paintwork. Jenny wore her sunglasses over her long brown hair and adjusted her form-fitting top before entering the shop. A sign that read 'Gaffney Antiques' hung on the entrance with a bell attached to the door that jingled as she went through.

The shopkeeper with hair of an almost orange hue walked over to meet Jenny. Her glasses were attached to a string of gemstones that kept them from falling from her face when she looked down. The woman was elegant and yet had a working class strength to her. Apparently, Mrs. Gaffney had worked all of her life serving kids at the school. The antique shop had been her dream.

'Hello, madam. What may I do for you?' Mrs. Gaffney asked.

'I wonder. Could I have a look at the old perfume bottle you have in the window?' Jenny replied.

'Ah. The peculiar one? Very nice item. Dated and rare. I put it out this morning and said to myself if it didn't sell by today, I would keep it for myself.' Mrs. Gaffney said as she walked towards the window to pick up the bottle for Jenny to examine.

'Beautiful thing, isn't it?' Gaffney said as she rotated it in her hands towards the light. The light seemed to refract around the bottle and absorb different colors of the spectrum. The snakes on top of the bottle danced in the light. It was almost hypnotic.

'How much?' asked Jenny.

'Twenty-five pounds. A bargain at that. Won't find another like it. Believe me, I've been in the business long enough to know.'

'Fifteen and it's a deal.' Jenny said, giving her best poker face.

Mrs. Gaffney smiled. 'Oh, a bargain hunter? Well, if you promise to give it a good home, I could let it go for twenty. Not a penny lower.'

'Done!' Jenny yelped and pulled out her purse. She gave Mrs. Gaffney a twenty-pound note.

Gaffney looked the note over in the light and put it in her register. 'Let me wrap this nicely up for you. An object like this deserves to be treated with care.'

'Oh, I have some place in mind for it.' Jenny stated as a matter of fact.

Mrs. Gaffney looked at Jenny, smiled and reassured her that she’d be quite pleased with the package she was about to give. A bit of oil dripped out of the bottle as she placed it into a small wrapping box. She wiped her hands quickly on a rag and sealed the box with twine before handing the box over to Jenny.

Mrs. Gaffney watched silently as Jenny left the shop.

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