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It was late
Both Allison and Tara had drunk themselves into oblivion Me, not so lasses of wine had had no effect
I wasn’t hungry yet, either Two nights ago, I had drunk deeply from Allison’s punctured wrist, as she’d looked ainced, shuddered and broken out into a sweat The wound had healed instantly, and by the tirinning ghoulishly to herself The act of h
Two sick puppies, I thought, as I pulled on a light jacket and flipped up the hood My tennis shoes were already on, along with my jeans I stood at the open door The rain and wind had let up a little
It also gave her h, I knew It sharpened her psychic abilities, of which she was already quite proficient
The act offrom her had now made her into a sort of super psychic
It was in hter’s telepathic powers had increased due to her connection and proximity to me And, for that matter, perhaps anyone connected toa left toward the big house It was 3:00 aht
I couldn’t have been happier
Today had been a bit overwhel to me Too many people, too many introductions, too ized for my cold hands, too many times I had pretended to be norh the ardens, past the epic barbeque and headed toward the pool I paused at the surrounding gate and took in the scene around alows dotted the perirass, near the trees The ht sky, like so medieval and oh Tall enough to keep the kids out I unlatched the gate
The pool itself wasn’t overtly big, perhaps slightly bigger than the standard pools In the winter, I suspected the pool was covered It wasn’t winter It was the beginning of su inner tubes, floating killer whales, floating rubber deck chair
The water rippled with the light rain and wind
How could a grown man drown in his own pool?
I studied the area, noting the layout
There was a balcony directly above the pool A part of ht have accidentally fallen into the pool - or been pushed The balcony suggested that the possibility was still there
The autopsy had been thorough No drugs or alcohol, no blunt force Skin clear, no lesions or scrapes or bruises
Blood tests can of foul play
Just a dead man in the water
As I slowly circled the oval-shaped pool,a little louder The sound was followed by footsteps, and then the appearance of aman