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tightening of the wires around her arms. She managed to chew herself free and accidentally slipped from the kitchen-island to the floor. It didn’t take long for the floorboards to become active again. Sidnee immediately stood and made a run for the front door.
Sidnee yanked the door opened and ran out into the night, bare feet. She started towards her car to only remember that she not only left her keys, but also her cell phone inside. Sidnee noticed somebody in the home across the street peeking from their living room window blinds. The stranger quickly hid away. Sidnee rushed over to the spying neighbor’s house and knocked.
An elderly woman in a gray robe answered, slightly opened door. “What do you want?”
“ My name is Sidnee and I live right across from you. I was wondering if I could use the phone.”
“ And what’s wrong with your phone?”
“ I don’t have a home phone and I misplaced my cellphone.”
The woman scoffed. “Do you have criminal record?”
Sidnee placed her hand against her chest and softened her voice. “No, ma’am, I promise.”
The woman unchained the lock on the door and let Sidnee inside her dimly lit home. “I’m Rose.”
Inside the place smelled like peppermint. A chocolate Labrador lay on the woman’s couch, lazily wagging its tail, not bothering to move from its spot. The majority of her furniture and electronics were outdated. Sidnee shut the door behind her. Rose vanished into the kitchen and returned with a cordless phone.
She handed the phone to Sidnee. “No long distance calls.”
Sidnee formed a phony smile as she grabbed the phone. “Yes ma’am.”
“ Stop calling me ‘ma’am’.”
“ It’s the southern girl in me. Yes ma’am, yes sir, manners are drilled into my mind.”
Rose grunted. “Are you going to use the phone or not?”
“ Of course.” Sidnee angled herself away from the woman and dialed.
After a few rings, Bravo answered. “Hello,” He groaned out.
Sidnee took a few steps away from Rose, but the woman followed. “Bravo, it’s me Sidnee.”
“ Did you get a new number?”
“ I’m on my neighbor’s phone.” She awkwardly glanced at Rose who watched her closely.
Bravo yawned. “It’s late.”
“ I know that but something is really wrong with my house.”
Sidnee tried to be as vague as possible, not wanting the old woman in her business.
“ Really wrong,” Bravo repeated.
Sidnee added extra emphasis as she repeated once more, “Really wrong. As in, I can write about it.”
“ Interesting.” She could hear Bravo on the other end moving around. “I’ll be there soon ok.”
“ I’ll be across the street at my neighbor’s house waiting.”
Sidnee ended the call and handed the phone back to Rose. “Is it okay-”
“ No,” The woman quickly answered. “I want to go to bed now. You have to leave.”
Sidnee raised her in hands in submission. “Alright, I’ll leave.”
Rose opened the door. “And next time I’m charging you.”
Sidnee stepped outside. “Actually, I think I’ll try another neighbor next time.”
Rose sneered at Sidnee and slammed the door in her face. Sidnee could only laugh at the woman’s attitude as she started across the street. She didn’t dare go back into her own home alone, taking a seat on the curb. Bravo arrived and stepped from his vehicle, wearing pajama bottoms, sneakers and a gray long-sleeved shirt.
He walked up to Sidnee. “Why are you sitting out here?”
She stood from the curb. “My neighbor needed her beauty sleep. Hopefully it improves her beauty on the inside.”
Bravo faced Sidnee’s home. “So, what’s really wrong?”
She rested her hands on her hips. “It’s perfect on the outside, insane on the inside.”
Bravo started towards the house. “I guess we should go have a look inside.”
Sidnee grabbed onto his arm. “I’m not a damsel in distress.”
He laughed. “No, you’re just freaked the fuck out.”
“ Exactly.”
Bravo cautiously
Sidnee yanked the door opened and ran out into the night, bare feet. She started towards her car to only remember that she not only left her keys, but also her cell phone inside. Sidnee noticed somebody in the home across the street peeking from their living room window blinds. The stranger quickly hid away. Sidnee rushed over to the spying neighbor’s house and knocked.
An elderly woman in a gray robe answered, slightly opened door. “What do you want?”
“ My name is Sidnee and I live right across from you. I was wondering if I could use the phone.”
“ And what’s wrong with your phone?”
“ I don’t have a home phone and I misplaced my cellphone.”
The woman scoffed. “Do you have criminal record?”
Sidnee placed her hand against her chest and softened her voice. “No, ma’am, I promise.”
The woman unchained the lock on the door and let Sidnee inside her dimly lit home. “I’m Rose.”
Inside the place smelled like peppermint. A chocolate Labrador lay on the woman’s couch, lazily wagging its tail, not bothering to move from its spot. The majority of her furniture and electronics were outdated. Sidnee shut the door behind her. Rose vanished into the kitchen and returned with a cordless phone.
She handed the phone to Sidnee. “No long distance calls.”
Sidnee formed a phony smile as she grabbed the phone. “Yes ma’am.”
“ Stop calling me ‘ma’am’.”
“ It’s the southern girl in me. Yes ma’am, yes sir, manners are drilled into my mind.”
Rose grunted. “Are you going to use the phone or not?”
“ Of course.” Sidnee angled herself away from the woman and dialed.
After a few rings, Bravo answered. “Hello,” He groaned out.
Sidnee took a few steps away from Rose, but the woman followed. “Bravo, it’s me Sidnee.”
“ Did you get a new number?”
“ I’m on my neighbor’s phone.” She awkwardly glanced at Rose who watched her closely.
Bravo yawned. “It’s late.”
“ I know that but something is really wrong with my house.”
Sidnee tried to be as vague as possible, not wanting the old woman in her business.
“ Really wrong,” Bravo repeated.
Sidnee added extra emphasis as she repeated once more, “Really wrong. As in, I can write about it.”
“ Interesting.” She could hear Bravo on the other end moving around. “I’ll be there soon ok.”
“ I’ll be across the street at my neighbor’s house waiting.”
Sidnee ended the call and handed the phone back to Rose. “Is it okay-”
“ No,” The woman quickly answered. “I want to go to bed now. You have to leave.”
Sidnee raised her in hands in submission. “Alright, I’ll leave.”
Rose opened the door. “And next time I’m charging you.”
Sidnee stepped outside. “Actually, I think I’ll try another neighbor next time.”
Rose sneered at Sidnee and slammed the door in her face. Sidnee could only laugh at the woman’s attitude as she started across the street. She didn’t dare go back into her own home alone, taking a seat on the curb. Bravo arrived and stepped from his vehicle, wearing pajama bottoms, sneakers and a gray long-sleeved shirt.
He walked up to Sidnee. “Why are you sitting out here?”
She stood from the curb. “My neighbor needed her beauty sleep. Hopefully it improves her beauty on the inside.”
Bravo faced Sidnee’s home. “So, what’s really wrong?”
She rested her hands on her hips. “It’s perfect on the outside, insane on the inside.”
Bravo started towards the house. “I guess we should go have a look inside.”
Sidnee grabbed onto his arm. “I’m not a damsel in distress.”
He laughed. “No, you’re just freaked the fuck out.”
“ Exactly.”
Bravo cautiously
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