4
Nick yawned and blinked his eyes open. It was always hard to return to work after a day-off. His mind mentally ticked his to-do list.
A loud shriek blasted from downstairs and he shot up.
What the heck?
Nick grabbed a baseball bat leaning in the corner and tiptoed down the stairs. The whir of a blender screamed in the early morning air.
His eyes zoomed into the kitchen where the crazy burglar lady stood behind his island counter.
She was dropping fruits into a blender and dancing to the song in her headphones as she prepared what looked to be a shake.
Furious, Nick marched down the rest of the stairs and tapped her on the shoulder.
“Hey!”
“Yah!”
In the blink of an eye, the woman spun on her heels and punched him solidly across the face. Nick moaned as stars exploded behind his
