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pushed the already opened door of the home and entered first. Sidnee’s grip on his arm tightened the further he made his way into her home. She peeked into the kitchen to notice the wires no longer hung from the ceiling. She stomped down against the floor, its boards not reacting.
    “ Nothing seems really wrong,” Bravo said.
    “ I was attacked by floorboards, the kitchen drawer and wires from the ceiling.”
    “ I won’t argue with you. I know mad things exist in this world. I believe you.”
    “ A repair man can’t fix this.” Sidnee sat on the stairs. “I don’t want to lose this home.”
    “ I think you need to call a speaker. They can contact spirits. Maybe it’s a haunting.”
    Sidnee stood on the stairs and looked around her home. “Then definitely I can’t sleep here tonight.”
    “ Well, you can have my bed and I’ll take my couch.”
    “ That sounds better than getting strangled by my bed sheets.”
    Bravo escorted Sidnee up to her bedroom. She grabbed her keys, phone and some spare clothes. They drove to his apartment in their own cars. Bravo had worked a long shift and went directly back to bed the moment they arrived at his place. Sidnee sat on his couch in the dark watching infomercials. She replayed the events of tonight repeatedly in her mind until fatigue started to set in. Sidnee shut her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
    The next morning, after having homemade breakfast with Bravo, Sidnee did a quick online search that gave the location of the nearest speaker. She headed down to her car and took a drive to the trailer park where the speaker lived. The front lawn of the speaker’s trailer was neatly kept, unlike the neighboring trailers. Sidnee parked and knocked on the trailer door.
    An elderly woman with witch like facial features and curly dark red hair, answered the door. “Yes.”
    Sidnee pointed at the woman. “Are you the speaker?”
    “ No, that’s my grandson and he’s dead.”
    A young man stepped before woman. “Stop telling people that grandma.”
    “ I told you not to post that ad,” The woman nagged.
    He gently shoved her inside the trailer and shut the door. “That’s my grandma, Tatu. I’m sorry about that.”
    Sidnee smirked at him. “That’s okay.”
    The speaker had buzz cut dark hair, a honey colored complexion and stood tall, his shoulders hunched. His brown eyes were staring back into hers, Sidnee unable to look away. She did not expect somebody so handsome to be standing before her this morning.
    “ I’m Levi,” He introduced. “I’m the speaker.”
    “ I’m Sidnee and I need your help. I think my house is haunted.”
    He excitedly clapped his hands together. “Awesome, I love hauntings.”
    “ I wish I was as excited as you.”
    “ I’m sorry but it’s rare that I’m requested to deal with hauntings.”
    His words didn’t bestow a lot of confidence into Sidnee, but she was willing to give him a chance.
    Levi thumbed over his shoulder. “I just need to grab some gear and I’ll meet you at your car.”
    “ You don’t have your own car?”
    “ I live in a trailer with my grandma. I’m not the wealthiest guy out here.”
    “ I’ll be in my car then.”
    Sidnee waited for Levi to return. Yelling met her ears and she stared back over her shoulder to notice him and his grandma arguing. Tatu was using a wooden spoon to smack at Levi’s arms as he struggled with a couple of duffle bags. Sidnee unlocked the car doors as he approached the vehicle. Levi tossed his bags in the backseat and joined Sidnee in the front.
    He smacked the dashboard. “Drive.”
    Sidnee pulled from the driveway. As they drove from the parking lot, Tatu chased after the car, threw her spoon and shouted cusses. The old woman didn’t make it out of the trailer park before growing tired. Levi sunk down in his seat, furrowed his brows and twisted his lips.
    They arrived at Sidnee’s home. Levi grabbed his bags; Sidnee led him to the front door and let him inside