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Chapter Twelve – Unsteady
Tiger, panicked, grabbed a knife from the drawer and darted into the living room. She snagged her cellphone and called 911. She strained to hear if the intruder was trying to break in as she told the operator what was happening.
“We’ll send someone out right away, ma’am.”
As she waited, she went around to every door and window on the lower floor, knife at the ready, making sure none were broken or unlocked. She heard someone kick at the front door and ran to it to look out to see who her stalker was, but the front porch was empty.
Under the door, however, a piece of paper had been shoved. Tiger stared at it but didn’t touch it. Fizz was still barking wildly, and Tiger scooped him up into her arms to calm him.
A few minutes later, she saw the police cruise
