Soren thought things were calm, a little too calm for his liking. Was this the signature calm before the storm? Since the beginning of the month, it was always one thing after the other, first his dreams, then the Romeros’ appearing at their doorstep at three am, and then it was followed by Ravi being an odd little thing, but what next? When would the shoe drop? To make matters worse, Soren had recently received some good news. By July 20th, the Romeros had promised to be out of their shoes. This had just been learnt as everyone ate their dinner in Alex and Nathaniel’s home. And so, he concluded, this definitely had to be the calm before the storm. “But as Rick put it, yes. We will be out of your hair by July 20th. The house just needs some deep renovations,” Roman said, taking a bite

