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“No,” I sighed.“I’m good.I’m just going to scrub off the curse on my doorstep, take a hot shower-”
“I bet,” she chuckled.
“-then maybe take a nap.I mean, I’m hungry, but a nap sounds so much better right now.”
“Okay...well, call me if you need me,” she said, making me smile.“I have no problem knocking on Louise’s door and kicking her ass.”
“While I appreciate the offer of violence, I think we should hold off for a bit,” I told her.“At the very least, see what the police have to say before you go kicking her ass.”
“It’s up to you,” she replied easily.“Just let me know.”
“Love you.”
“Love you, too.”
As soon as we hung up, I slid my phone back in my pocket, then got to scrubbing the concrete, really pissed off that Louise was trying to ruin my Sunday.I had only two days off a week, and I had no desire to spend them warding off evil spirits.I wanted to spend them being lazy or getting a head start on my work week, and I was beginning to think that I should let Abrielle kick Louise’s ass.
When I was finally done scrubbing the doorstep, I realized that it wouldn’t hurt to have my walkway and driveway power washed.Now, was it anything that I was going to prioritize?Probably not.Nonetheless, it wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Forgetting about yardwork, I made sure to lock my door, then I cleaned up and put everything away before heading to the bathroom.As hungry as I was, I really needed to get clean, and with the Monday that I had scheduled, a nap really did sound perfect.However, it was too late in the evening, and so if I went to sleep now, then I was going to stay asleep.
Okay, shower first, and then I’d decide from there.Plus, I had neglected Harvey most of the day, and I probably needed to make up for that.
Chapter 22
Myer~
While I couldn’t say that I appreciated Calista sneaking out of my bed while I’d been sleeping, I also knew where to find her, so I wasn’t too worried.It just would have been nice to wake up with her in my arms, something that I could admit that I missed.There was just something about waking up to someone that cared about you that started your morning off on a good note.
The problem was that it was already a little past seven, and I needed to eat and check my mail from yesterday.I had let the day get away from me, and while that wasn’t a complaint, I still had shit to check on, and with any luck, I could be asleep again by ten.I had also let yesterday get away from me as well, Calista just flipping my entire life upside down just as sweet as you please.
So, walking out to my mailbox, I was thankful that the neighborhood had the lighting that it did.It made the area feel safer, even if it was just an illusion.After all, we had Louise across the street, and she was turning out to be more disturbed than your average residential burglar, and that went double for the company that she kept.
Choosing to ignore everything that was wrong with my neighbor, I opened my mailbox to see what I had neglected yesterday, and nothing could have prepared me for the picture of a voodoo doll that was lying on top of my stack of mail.
What the hell?
