It was almost impossible to keep up with her while keeping an eye out for our would-be follower. Even knowing that the others were around somewhere didn’t give me any relief because I couldn’t leave her care in anyone else’s hands. So, I ended up being dragged from one end of the mall to the next until she was damn near ready to drop.

I didn’t complain, though, and let her do her thing as she seemed to come out of her shell more the longer we were there. I did have a few ...