Tap, tap, tap,
There was a knock at Bradley’s door.
“Bradley?” Gus’ voice echoed from the other side, “I saw cars outside. And the kitchen window was open. Is everything okay?”
Cara and Bradley quickly backed away from each other, suddenly snapped out of the spell that had bound them together. They held their breath, realizing what they had nearly done.
That was stupid, they both thought as they looked away from each other.
“Bradley?” Gus called out again.
“Yes, grandfather,” he answered, “Everything is fine. Just some people who were... interested in my work. You probably left the window open and forgot about it.”
There was a slight pause followed by an audible "Hmph." They could hear Gus’ slippered footsteps hobbling away, growing quieter and quieter as the shuffled down the hal
