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hair and very beautiful, by anyone’s
standards. Ophelia was always proud that she took after her mother
in that department.
    Ophelia put on a pair
of silk pajamas and a soft robe and went to sit by the fire. She
was hungry, haven only eaten the toast when she woke up as far as a
meal goes. She got up and went into the kitchen to look for
something to eat. She found several good choices, but didn’t feel
like cooking, specially knowing she would be expected to clean up
after herself if she did.
    When she was
stuck living with Mrs. Johnson, nothing was expected of her. Mrs.
Johnson did all the cooking and cleaning and all Ophelia did was
sleep and eat and keep the old lady company while she watched
television. It certainly wasn’t the kind of life that she had
wanted then, and she did not want that now.
    Ophelia made herself
a sandwich and poured herself a glass of milk and went to sit by
the fire again. She had also found a supply of chocolates, but she
had eaten so much at the Chocolate Shop upon their arrival into the
Village, that Ophelia was determined to stick to a more healthy
diet.
    She walked back
into her bedroom and sat on the window seat and watched the snow
fall as she ate. She didn’t know if having all of this time to just think would be good, but it
occurred to her that it was the first time in many years, since she
had jumped into Mrs. Johnson’s vehicle right before it took off,
that thinking might actually be a requirement.

    Oh it was true
that she brainstormed with her cousin Thelma when they were
planning their escape, but everything had happened so quickly and
Ophelia relied on Thelma so much, that actually very little of the
planning was due to any great skill of Ophelia’s.
    Ophelia finished her
sandwich and milk and continued to watch the falling snow until she
finally became sleepy. She then walked over and laid on her bed and
fell fast asleep.

Chapter 4

    “Would you like to go
into town today, Ophelia?” Thelma asked her when Ophelia walked
into the kitchen the next morning.
    “Sure! Are we going
to go shopping?”
    “ If there is
something that you need, you can get it. I just thought it would be
fun for you to see the Village. The hotel has an indoor pool if you
like to swim, we could go by there. The weather is supposed to be
better today, so it would be a good day for you to see what
Enchanted has to offer.” Thelma said, handing Ophelia a mug of
chocolate coffee.
    “This coffee is
excellent, but do you have any other flavors?”
    “ How about
caramel, mint, vanilla, hazelnut, coconut, cherry, pumpkin, orange,
even blueberry and that is only a partial list. There is also
caffeine free, has to be with all the coffee consumed around here.
Is there any place you would like to start the tour in
town?”
    “How about a
restaurant to get some breakfast?” Ophelia said picking up a
blueberry muffin from the table.
    “We can do that.
Ophelia, would you like me to show you how to cook? At least some
basic dishes? It just occurred to me that you probably haven’t
cooked in a very long time.”
    “The last time I made
cookies, there was a board in the stove that we put the cookies on
to keep from falling off. Is there any healthy food in Enchanted?
All the chocolate and sweets are wonderful, but a girl has to watch
her figure.”
    “ Of course.
Especially in the warm months, we have quite an extensive garden in
the back here, and none of our meats have preservatives in them. If
you are ready to go into the Village I will go round up
Caramel.”
    “Sounds good to
me!

    Thelma and
Ophelia made their way to the hill in the wagon which was being
pulled by Caramel. Each time they hit a slight pothole Ophelia
would make a remark. Thelma held her tongue, but it wasn’t easy.
When they got to the hill and walked up it, Ophelia noticed a
building that had a sign indicating that it was a Recreation
Hall.
    “A rec hall, do they
have dances there, Thelma?”
    “We had a very large
Halloween