Laura sighed inwardly. Though she was happy her friends had come to find her their sudden appearance had made an already tricky situation even more complicated. There was no lie she could think of to explain this scenario away.
"Look, we really need to get home" Laura levelled with Justin "If you give us a lift back I'll tell you whatever you want to know"
Almost at the end of his round anyway, it was an offer Justin's curiousity couldn't refuse. Luckily the four animal women were happy enough in the back of his truck while Laura sat in the passenger seat with only Justin's jacket covering her modesty for the journey.
She told him everything, about the magic shop, the creepy owner, the spellbook Sophie found, the escapes from the auction house and Lucy's "owners". The only part she left out was the bit about anyone being able to transform her - she didn't trust him enough for that information just yet. It left a gap in her story as to why she was the only one who could transform back to normal, but Justin had taken in so much crazy information already he didn't seem to notice it.
"Ok, I believe you" the garbage man said eventually, the weight of visible evidence enough to convince him. But Laura was struggling to read his reaction to all of this.