The walk home was uphill and the day was warm, and I was sweating pretty heavily by the time I made it to my building. I collected my mail and took the elevator up to my apartment. After a tall glass of water and a clean t-shirt, I went next door to apologize to Billy. I couldn"t afford to alienate her at that point—I still had a lot of questions.
Anne was the only one home and she said she hadn"t seen Billy since eleven-thirty, which would have been around the time she pounded on my door. When I asked about Justine, I was told she was out as well, and not expected to return until later that evening. I asked her to have either or both call when they were able.
With nothing better to do, I went back to my apartment and flipped on the TV. I wasn"t in the mood to go out hunting for ghosts,
