Dave Slatin pointed to a torn photograph in the football book. 'Who's that, Anna?' he asked.
Anna remembered the face. She had seen it on TV.
'Brian Thomas,' she replied. 'He's a goalkeeper.'
'He was a goalkeeper,' said Dave Slatin.
Anna was terribly frightened now. Dave Slatin was an evil man.
Dave Slatin moved close to Anna. He picked up the broken aeroplane.
'And what do you think this is?' he asked Anna.
Anna knew the answer, but she was too afraid to speak.
Dave Slatin took Anna's arm and held it tightly. Anna tried to move away. Dave Slatin laughed and held Anna more tightly.
'Listen, Anna,' he said quietly. 'I want you. I need you.
Marry me, Anna. Don't marry Peter. Marry me.'
'No, no,' she cried. 'Let me go. Let me go.'
'But Anna, you still don't understand,' said Dave Slatin. 'I have strange powers. I can give you everything you want.' He looked into Anna's eyes. 'And my children will have these powers too,' he continued. 'I will give you money and diamonds. And you, Anna, you will give me children.'
Anna was terrified now. She kicked Dave Slatin very hard and he let go of her hand. Anna moved quickly. She ran out of the Special Orders room through the front of the shop and out onto the street. She ran all the way home.