Lexi continued to stare at the poster for what seemed like a much too long time. Shadowed figures walked at various speeds behind her as she continued to gaze into the image of the tower, wondering if there was any...
That night, Lexi tossed and turned. Her dreams were filled with allegory and delusions. The dream-Lexi walked outside her apartment and back down to where she stood only hours (or was it minutes) ago where she burned all of the...
It took Lexi almost two full hours to get from the middle of downtown back to her home out in the neighboring suburbs. Her toes were freezing and she cried all the way home, trying to keep her eyes shut....
The next day was rough on Lexi. She had a hard time focusing on work and did not really feel like going to what little classes she had. The thought that her reading had caused the death of her Dorm...
A bit haunted and disturbed from the barrage of songs her iPod had forced on her, Lexi sat around wondering what to do next. She had wiped and reloaded the iPod with the latest software upgrade and her entire catalog....
Lexi stretched. "Well, that was a bit anti-climatic," she said scratching her head. "I have done another reading. And it did not last as long as I was hoping it to. So yeah, it is now eight o'clock and I...
After having received the disturbing emails that constantly reinforced tarot themes and messages show up constantly in her email inbox, Lexi decided to try and focus on other things for the next few days. Instead she focused on her other,...
It was almost midnight when Naomi dropped Lexi off at the front entrance of her apartment complex. They hugged each other before parting ways. "Lex, one final word of caution. You seem to clinging rather tight to this tarot deck...
By the time Lexi arrived at work the next morning, the campus was a buzz. Every where she looked, people were talking in hushed, tight close knit groups. As hard as she tried, she was not able to really make...
The cool air grew colder as she neared her apartment. Lexi shoved her hands deep into her pockets in a half-hearted attempt to try and keep them nice and warm. She hated it when her hands got so cold that...
Lexi smiled to herself, she was proud she called on Naomi to help discuss her tarot problems. Or what she thought were problems. But as Naomi spoke more wisdom and was more familiar about the cards, it became more clear...
The smell of dew and fresh air woke Lexi that Sunday morning. She stretched, stared at the ceiling and smiled. The vision of having done the ritual was still fresh in her mind and it reminded her of the fresh...
"Hey Lexi," came the high pitched, perky voice on the other end. "Where have you been? We have not seen you around campus for quite some time now and it started to worry Professor Wilks." Lexi leaned her back against...
A warm ray of sunshine woke Lexi up. She slowly and purposefully stretched her leg out and let a long sound of a sigh emit from her mouth. She continued to lay in her futon for a while more as...
The drive back to Lexi's apartment seemed to go on forever. The lights took longer to turn green and it seemed as if every Sunday driver car was out on the road. Lexi channel surfed the radio, hoping to find...
"Huh," Lexi said. Naomi put her hand down and brushed a strand of her hair out of her face and pushed it behind her ear as she turned to her friend. "What is it Lex?" Lexi stood up and bend...
Lexi looked at the building. She was in old town, halfway between Pearl Avenue and Newport Way. The store itself was a two story old victorian house, painted light blue with purple trim. Clear crystal balls and old books with...