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not only has rides but a zoo also. It was two hours of just being two teenagers in love without any supernatural talk or interference. Well, almost. Daniel did say that he felt a tingling sensation when we drove onto the reservation, letting him know where we were, before I even told him.
        We passed all the hotels as we drove into town. There was a long row of shops on both sides of the road so we decided to park and do a little shopping. The first place we went in didn’t have a restroom so I told Daniel that I would just met him in the next store.
        Something in the display case caught my attention as I exited the ladies room. I looked around to make sure Daniel wasn’t in here yet. Once that I saw that the coast was clear I asked the woman behind the counter if I could see it. When she laid it in my hands I knew it was the perfect birthday gift for Daniel that I had been searching for. It was a bracelet made out of wood and some type of natural fiber rope thingy. The tiny engraving was of a bear on one side and a wolf on the other with mountains in the background. The detail was amazing. I still had money left over from my own birthday.
        “I’ll take it.”
         I had just put the little gift box in my purse when I heard the door chime, it was my handsome boyfriend.
        We walked, hand in hand, in and out of each store admiring the pottery, baskets and carvings,  that were locally handcrafted. We then tried on sunglasses and silly hats. Daniel bought his mom a green sweatshirt that had ‘Cherokee’ embroidered across the front. The last shop we went into had a different feel to it. I knew the smell right off the bat. I’ve burnt sage to cleanse my house, and dream catcher Daniel made me, enough times to recognize it. There were different shapes and sizes of crystals neatly displayed throughout the long narrow store.
        “May I help you?” An older woman came out of the back room. She was wearing her black and gray hair in a long single braid.
        “We’re just looking, thank you.” I politely responded.
        “My name is Karen. Let me know when you find what you’re looking for.”
        I wandered off toward the left while Daniel was looking at the books that were lined up against the right wall. There were crystal key chains, necklaces and even wind chimes which made me think of the fourth grade art project I left at our old house when we moved. Daniel had found the pitiful wind chime and decided he wanted to keep it.
        Out of the corner of my eye I saw a tall man walking toward me from the back of the store. I glanced up and smiled. “Hello, how are you?”  
        Karen looked at me strangely. I found Daniel’s eyes, that were already on me, and he discreetly shook his head from side to side. He was letting me know that he didn’t see anyone else in the shop. I quickly turned back to the man that I had thought to be Karen’s husband.
        “I apologize for startling you.” The tall, old man spoke to me.
        He was just as solid as me. He was Indian, I’m guessing Cherokee from our location. His white hair was as long as Karen’s, if not longer. I’ve never seen a living impaired with an aura, until now. Surrounding his entire body, at least four inches thick, was a bright silver glow. I felt the power from him, yet I wasn’t afraid. I just knew in my gut that he was good.
         “My name is Oganatoga. I’ve been waiting for you, Hannah.”
        “Why? How do you know my name?” I tried to keep my voice down.
        “Everyone in the spirit world knows who you are. Well, everyone with something at stake.”
        “I’m sorry, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Do you need my help to cross over?”
        He sure didn’t look like he needed help with... well, pretty much anything. But I couldn't think of any other reason he would be waiting on me.
        “Not quite. I’m here to help you.