What Was Happing?

Miriam stood on the porch and wondered when all the incidents would end. The door to her house stood open. Not ajar, but wide open. As she stared, her cell phone rang.

"Yeah?" She said with no plans on listening. She kept an ear cocked for Gus who searched the house as she stood there slack-jawed.

"Mim."

"Kel?"

"Bad news."

Miriam took a breath. "What?"

"Your townhouse has been broken into."

Her knees buckled and she heard a thump. Looking around, she realized her butt had landed on the porch.

"What?"

"Your alarm company called the office. Someone ransacked the place."

She closed her eyes and listened to what Kelly told her.

"Kel? Can you lock the place up?

"Already did. They have a cop stationed there until you get back."

She looked at her watch before glancing at the setting sun.

"Thanks, Kel. I'll be there in two hours."