I went and made my bed, and got dressed.
I didn't want to give Al any reason to wonder,
so I figured I'd hang around 'till after 7:00
a.m. and call him at the office.
I still had Anna's number, but was hesitant
to call her for anything because of the way
that she completely captivated me. I felt like putty when she was close to me. She
mystified me. She aroused me. If she gave
me one green light, I don't think I'd be able to
contain myself!
Just thinking about her, I felt a stir in my
loins. This never happens to me, but I
couldn't help it. I wanted her bad!
I got up, dismissed the start of a
fantasy that begun playing in my mind,
and went to the kitchen to start some coffee.
I was feeling better and couldn't wait to
get my day started.
I came back to my desk, pulled out the
middle drawer, grabbed my favorite silver
pen, and sat down to make a list of the
things I wanted to buy today.
I began my list with a CZ 75 SP-01,
9mm. and a box of ammo. I need a 4
camera surveillance system. Some
lightbulbs, and a window and door alarm
set up. You know, those do-it-yourself,
magnetic strips you put on the windows
and doors... When the connection is
interrupted, it sets off a really loud base
unit alarm that mounts to the wall.
Pretty inexpensive, but very effective.
Good thing I had a few thousand dollars
set aside. The 9mm. was gonna run me
about $780.00 dollars.
Ambidextrous, so it can be decocked from
either side. Rubber grip panels, Black
polycoat finish with fixed night sight.
An absolutely elegant weapon.
I finished my list, and went to the
kitchen to eat something. I poured a bowl
of Raisin Bran, and added milk and a
banana. I brought it back to my desk and
sat down. Eating my cereal and gazing at
my list, I decided to add a patio table
and 2 Patio chairs. Oh! Scotch!! I need
to find some good Scotch.
There is a larger town... actually, I think
it's a city... Called Silverton. It's about 45
minutes away, down I-40 East.
All I have to do is take a right on Hwy. 133,
go about 15 miles, then take a left onto
I-40 all the way to Silverton.
The clock on the desk said 6:06 a.m.
when all of a sudden, Garfield appeared
out of nowhere. Sitting, looking at me
from the right side of my easy chair, as
if to say, You didn't have to wait up for me'.
A little taken aback, I said out loud, 'here
Garfield!' The cat rose to all four paws,
walked over to me, purring and started
rubbing up against my shins.
'What have you been up to you little
rascal? And how do you keep getting in
here?' I said to the cat, of course knowing
my questions were in vain.
Garfield looked up at me. MEOW.
'What do you want', I asked the cat,
looking down at him as I sat at my desk.
I got up and went to the front door,
unlocked it and opened it. Garfield bolted
outside, then going towards Ted's unit,
stopped long enough to look back at me
and Meow. Then he dissapeared into the
bushes that had overgrown up against a
few of the units.
The sun was coming up, and it was
light enough to see, so I went and put my
shoes on. I wanted to take a peek around
the base of the exterior walls real quick to
see if there is a hole anywhere that Garfield keeps using to get into my unit.
I grabbed my flashlight, and some gloves
to peel the bushes back away from the wall.
I went back outside and started at the end
of my unit on the left hand side, and worked
my way right, down the wall. I got to where
the interior wall would be that separates
the bedroom from the living room, and
peeled the overgrown bush back away
from the wall. Sure enough! A hole just
big enough for a small animal to get in.
It looked a little too small for Garfield, but
Cats are pretty amazing at fitting through
little holes. It must come out in the sub
basement. But how does Garfield get into
the house from the sub basement?
I shined my flashlight into the hole. I
could see the dirt floor, and trash laying
around. What looked to be rodent
carcasses strewn about, and there was a
nasty, putrid smell coming out of there.
Feeling my stomach wretch a little, I turned
to almost bounce off of Miss Malloy.
'Oh!', I Exclaimed, startled, and off balance
for a second.
She didn't miss a beat. 'What are you doin'
snoopin' all around at this hour of the
morning?' Dorris asked with annoyance
in her tone.
'Well, Miss Malloy'... 'Dorris', she said.
'Dorris', I corrected myself, 'There is a hole
in the wall and Garfield has been using it
somehow to access my apartment.
He just showed up in there 15 minutes
ago, and I let him back out. Yesterday,
he left me a dead mouse'. I explained.
'Scared the crap out of me when I first
moved in'. I added.
Dorris peered at the hole, and said, 'O.k.
I'll have someone come look at it, and get
it repaired'.
'Great! I appreciate it. There's a bad smell
coming from in there too. I can't seem to
get it out of my apartment. I thought it
was just the old...