Just in Case

“You can’t be too careful.” Dan said as he nailed another horseshoe on the top door. “The fairies cause problems.” Yvonne looked critically at the horseshoes. “Shouldn’t they be the other way up?” Dan looked shocked. “If they are on the other way, all the luck would drain out.” Yvonne chose her words with care. “Dan, you know that fairies aren’t real, right?” “How can you be sure?” Dan asked, standing back and looking at his handiwork. “You know that there are a lot of strange things in this world that never make the papers.” Yvonne nodded. “Absolutely. But have you ever seen a fairy?” “That’s not the point.” Dan said. “Milk is going missing from the dairy.” “And that’s nothing to do with the local cats?” Yvonne asked. “What other proof?” “The iron keeps them away.” Dan said. “It proves that it’s working.” “Did you ever see a fairy before you put the iron up?” Yvonne asked. Dan rubbed his sleeve over the latest horseshoe to knock off the dust. “Just because I haven’t seen a fairy, doesn’t mean they aren’t there.” Yvonne sighed. “You’ve been a vampire here for four hundred and seven years. If there were any fairies around here, I think you would have noticed by now.”