Shop Assistant: Fantasy

The work load was getting a little too much, she thought. So many dimensions, so much dusting of crystal balls and learning of new languages, so much reading of hearts desire and granting a twisted version--she wasn't getting old, precisely (one didn't, in the Shop), but she was beginning to feel stretched. She needed an assistant. So she began to keep a careful eye on the customers who entered her shop (for of course she could never leave), and especially on their children. It took her some time to find one she thought would serve, but as soon as she did she implemented her plan to kidnap him. First, she read the parent's true desire: to be rich and famous and to leave this small town.

Inspiration: Let's just say I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with work today.
Potential: Medium.
Notes: And--I'm not sure where the story would go from here that wouldn't be hackneyed. Though I like the idea of kidnapping an assistant!