Girl Finds Strange Coin With Metal Detector — Expert Turns Pale When He Sees It

Maya told him, “Let me get a second opinion on it as well, and I will get back to you for sure.” Hold was persuasive and charming, saying, “I’m an expert on the subject. I can show you my work on ancient artifacts. Believe me, nobody is more qualified to have it examined.” But Maya pulled back, sensing an urgency behind his academic facade. She firmly refused to hand over her discovery.

Maya could have sworn that for an instant, his polite demeanor vanished. But as he seemingly rose to leave, he said, like an afterthought, “Why don’t I buy you some tea from the cafeteria here?” Relieved by his apparent understanding, Maya stepped away from the table to grab her coat from the coat rack nearby.

When she came back, he was standing there as pleasant as ever. He did buy her tea, and they even had a wonderful conversation on the historical artifacts he had gathered over the years. But as she was driving, Maya went over the whole episode and felt a prickle of unease, though she couldn’t name a cause for it.