CHAPTER TWELVE – MYSTERY DANCE PARTNER

"Well?" Kai asked. "What did she say?" Rebecca opened her mouth to respond, but found she couldn't quite put the experience into words. "It was... intense," she said finally. "She knew things about me, things she couldn't possibly know. And she spoke about my future..." "Ooh, did she mention love?" Lily asked excitedly. Rebecca blushed, thinking again of Luca. "She did, actually. But she also warned of challenges and difficult choices." Max nodded sagely. "That's usually how these things go. The future's never all sunshine and roses, is it?" As they discussed the fortune-telling experience, Rebecca's gaze drifted across the festival. The sun was lower in the sky now, casting a golden glow over the festivities. Families were beginning to arrive for the evening's entertainment, and the atmosphere was shifting from the carefree revelry of the afternoon to a more magical, anticipatory mood. For a moment, Rebecca forgot about her responsibilities, about the flour she was supposed to f