Now Taylor might not originally have believed Enriques fantastic tale of a shapeshifting demon panther girl but it
became clear later on during the school day that something horrible had happened to a female student in the swimming pool
he accepted that something from beyond was happening.
School closed early as the police and repoters came to investigate the drowning.
There were also rumours amonst the students that the schools pet deer,which had gone missing three days earlier,had been found by the Police on the roof of the school above the pool building
half eaten and cannabalized.
Enrique rushed home,not wanting to say anything.
So Taylor headed to the womens clothing store his mother
owned and operated with Taylors three sisters Trish,Trudy
and Teresa.
The women were of course great at the sales side but terrible with the bookkeeping,for which Taylors mother hired him to stay out of sight and in the back room to do the books.
The ladies already knew about what had happened at the school
it was on the news channel.
So there was Taylor trying to take his mind off of Wendigos and
mishi' pishus with numbers
when the Service Bell at the counter rang.and rang.and
rang even more insistently.
None of his sisters or his mother seemed to be answering the Bells summons.
Taylor tried to ignore the Bell,hoping that the womenfolk would answer to irritated clients
summons.
Suddenly a ordinary girls voice,perfectly American,but with a
hint of foreigness said
"Eh,is anyone here.I'd like to pay my bill now if you
please,eh"
So since it seemed something Taylor could handle he rushed out of that back room and turned the corner past the clothes
racks and froze.
For there,standing behind the Front Counter,around the cash
register,stood his three sisters and mother,totally not moving
as frozen and still as if they were mannequins.
And the money Trish had just spilled out of the cash register
hung suspended in mid air,defying the laws of gravity.
And there,in front of the Front Counter,staring at him
stood the figure of a native American girl in a outfit long out of date.
Taylor knew exactly who she was
Enrique's mishi'pishu
the horned underwater panther girl.
"Hello Taylor" said the creature-girl to him.