Fourteen
We drove around the garage and pulled up to the split-level house behind it. Cars were parked all along the residential street. Owl parked the car in a spot in the two-car garage. He killed the engine and then came around and opened Shakira’s door. He gave her a little peck on the cheek. She didn’t slap him away.
Then he came to the rear passenger door. He gave me his hand as he helped me out. He also gave me a wink before he turned his attention back to Shakira.
I followed the two into the house. The music bounced off the walls, vibrating all around me. The air was even thicker inside the house than it was outside. The atmosphere teemed with an energy that made my head feel light and my pulse quicken.
My flat shoe crunched down onto something. I looked down at the hardwood fl
