"Sorry,” the young boy said.

A woman joined the child. As she helped Hadleigh up, she made her son, who was named Noah, apologize. She could see that they both had the same caramel-colored eyes.

“I guess I’ve just met a young wizard, huh?” Hadleigh said to Noah, holding her head to stop the vertigo. He smiled and nodded.

"What kind of haunted house was that?"

"From my brain! Happy Halloween!" the kid said, smiling from ear to ear.

Hadleigh walked on ...