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grabbed up her things hurriedly and rushed towards the door, making sure to keep her head down.
                  “You are to find the sleeping angel Ezekiel, to awaken him! That is your task, Sophie Delphine. Awaken and prepare him for the battle to co-”
                  The howling winter wind drowned out the rest of the homeless man’s ravings. Sophie was thankful for it. The cleansing cold was worth the numb ears and goosebumps she acquired while hurrying back to the hotel room. She felt uneasy, unclean. Panic began to grip her insides.
                  “He's crazy. Just a crazy, homeless old man,” she said to herself. That's when the vision hit her. The mystery man with blue eyes again. He was smiling next to her one moment, then clenching his stomach at the next, falling. There he lay, in a pool of crimson. There was laughing and cheering all around her, the noise so deafening it drowned out her thoughts. Then she saw a road, leading to a secluded house. There was a massive man with a matted beard soaked in blood, and the blue-eyed man in the back seat. Then a road sign came into view from the horizon. Painted in white letters, it read, “Ontario 2 mi.”
                  “Canada,” Sophie gasped as the vision left her. He was going to be killed in Canada, at a bar, by some big man, then buried behind an old house. Sophie quickly packed her things. She had to stop it somehow. To save him. Was that possible? She had never tried before. Every one of her visions of the future came true, though, every one, without fail. What if this had already happened? The thought froze her in her tracks. She shook it off. It didn't matter. She had to try. What else could she do?
                  Sophie reached into her purse. She would need more lottery ticket money to fund that kind of traveling. Dread welled inside of her. Where was the money? She had just had it at the diner. She emptied out the purse in panic. Not a single cent remained. The homeless man , she realized. He robbed her. That's why he had put on his little magic show, to distract her.
                  “Aurgh!” Sophie screamed. How could she have been so stupid? She had fallen hook, line, and sinker for the whole routine. She thought he was an angel, for goodness’ sake. She shook her head in shame. Now she was trapped. No, she would go down to that diner and get her money back. It would be humiliating, after she had helped him and he caused that scene, but she would swallow her pride.
                  When she returned to the diner, the seat the homeless man once occupied was empty. “Of course,” Sophie spat bitterly. She flagged the owner down. “Have you seen that homeless man? The one from earlier?”
                  The owner shook his head. “No, and frankly I don't really want to see you, either. You’re both troublemakers, as far as I'm concerned. Now get out.”
                  “No, please, you don't understand. I think he stole my money,” Sophie admitted. She could feel her cheeks burning.
                  The owner laughed. “Imagine that. Well, I hope you learned something. You're still young, so you might have a shot after all.”
                  “No, I need that money back. I have to have it. Please, will you just give me a few dollars? I promise I won't ever bother you again. I just need a few dollars, that's all,” Sophie begged, the desperation in her voice palpable.
                  The owner scoffed. “What, are you and the other guy running some kind of scam? Think I was born yesterday? Beat it, unless you want a pair of shiny new silver bracelets.”
                  Sophie's eyes welled up. “How can you be so cold?”
                  The owner turned around and walked back into the kitchen. “It's a cold world. Welcome to the north,” he muttered and