“That’s what I thought we were doing.” Luna laughed. “Let’s take a seat and you can tell me what’s on your mind.”

Rita took a long, deep breath. “I had a friend a long time ago who ran off with her boyfriend, and I never heard from her again. It’s bugged me to this day. I still keep a photo of us on a shelf at home.”

“I’m not necessarily good at missing persons, but I know someone who is.”

“Uh, no. It’s not like that. I mean it’s not a real missing persons thing. I kept hoping I’d hear from her, but I never did. It makes me sad when I think about it. I can’t believe she would do that. Go off without a word. We were BFFs except for the ‘forever’ part. We practically grew up together.”

Luna thought about it for a moment. “Sure. I’ll do a reading, but I don’t know if it’ll be much help.”

“I’d appreciate it. If I only knew what happened to her. She had kind of a crummy family life, so my mom and grandma would do something special for her on her birthday. I wonder how she might be spending her birthdays now. If she’s still with us, if you know what I mean.”

“How long has it been?” Luna asked.

“I think twenty years.”

It was Luna’s turn to take in a long breath. “Wow. That is a long time, but then again, time seems to fly, too. You don’t really think about it until you think about the number. I recently asked a friend how old her grandson was. I thought maybe he was three. Turns out he’s seven! I almost fainted. Anyway, so tell me more.”

“She’s been on my mind a lot lately. I can’t quite put my finger on it.”

“You’re preaching to the choir. I totally get it. I’m grateful I have people around me who know about my woo-woo side and don’t judge.” Luna shrugged and chuckled. “Or maybe they do behind my back.”

“I doubt it. You are very well liked,” Rita stated.

“So, your friend just up and left? No note?”

“She ran off with her boyfriend. There was an accident, and they skipped town.”

“What about her parents? Didn’t they go looking for her?”

“Like I said, she had a crummy upbringing. Her parents were away when she skipped town, but she left a note saying not to look for her. I went to the house every day for weeks, hoping she would show up, but her mother said I was being a nuisance and to leave her alone. So I did. I went to college, then I got married, had kids, yada, yada, yada.”