Miss Enchanter - Ophelia's Story by Carol Colbert Page B

streets at night and everyone goes to bed when
the streetlights come on. She had to laugh at herself over that
thought. This is one place where the streets just might
actually, physically roll up if certain people wanted them
to.

Chapter 12

    Ophelia looked in every store front window
she passed. It was a beautiful day and after that big breakfast,
and the chocolate candy she had just consumed on her walk, she felt
no desire to be in a rush to go anywhere. She was enjoying the
sunshine on her face and how the sun made the colorful storefronts
shine as if they had just been freshly painted. She looked up at
her own building and again rethought her idea of changing the color
scheme. The building was bright red and on the other side some
might mistake it for a Chinese restaurant before noticing the sign.
It certainly was ornate, she loved the outside as it was, and
perhaps a new, larger sign might be in order.
    There was a hotel further down on Main Street
and although, well, how Thelma had put it was “although it is a
controlled environment.” She had told her, “We get a lot of
business at The Spa from there.” The Spa was located on, what else?
Spa Avenue.
    As Ophelia was walking into The Spa, London
was walking out. “Good morning, London.” Ophelia said, noticing how
in a rush London appeared to be.
    “Good morning, Miss Enchanter. I was just
going out for coffee, I hope that is O.K. I shouldn’t be gone long,
I got here early and have not taken a break yet.” London hurried
over her words trying to explain why she was walking away from her
job.
    “Of course it is, in fact, one of the changes
I am going to make here is to add a little coffee area so you won’t
have to go outside of the building to get coffee or tea. I believe
our customers will appreciate not having to go out in bad weather,
having the coffee area inside will be good for the staff as
well.”
    “That will be nice. Excuse me then.” London
said walking away. There was something about that woman that
Ophelia just did not quite trust. Ophelia walked into The Spa and
again was stuck over the beauty of the portrait of her mother. Everyone mentions how much I look like you, mother, but your
beauty is perfection, no one could ever be as beautiful as
you.
    Ophelia continued into the office and was
passing the room that had the swimming pool and hot tub in it when
she thought she saw a familiar head of hair in the hot tub.
    “Thelma?”
    “Hi Ophelia. You taken a crack at this hot
tub yet since you’ve been here? It is fantastic, does a body good.”
Thelma cooed.
    “No, not yet, but it sure is tempting,
especially on a winter day like today. I’m sorry I missed you this
morning, you were up and out early.”
    “Yes, Luna and I and…..Luna and I had things
to do.”
    “I had a big breakfast at the restaurant and
I met Isabel, she seems like a very nice lady. Then I went over to
the Chocolate Shop to see if I could find you there. I met Cody and
a rather odd fellow named Mr. Lucky. Glad you are here. Maybe I
will try the tub. Do you know if there are any bathing suits around
here?” Ophelia said, not being able to resist the hot bubbling
water. “I was in the pool the other day, but I don’t see any
swimsuits now where I found that one then.”
    “Yes, Luke Lucky, he is one of the teacher’s
at the school and he is also Jill’s father. In the office there is
a locker with everything in it you could need.” Thelma told her.
“Everything O.K. at the shop when you were there?”
    Of course there is . “Yes, everything
at the shop is fine. I’ll be right back.” Ophelia said. Ophelia
walked into the office and selected a hot pink two piece swimsuit,
matching towel and flip flops and then walked back to where Thelma
was.
    “Look at you, you certainly are your mother’s
daughter.” Thelma said approvingly.
    Ophelia stepped up to the hot tub and lowered
herself down into the hot whirlpool. ”Ohhh, wow, don’t expect me to
get out of