(Soonish)
October 27, 2017
Her apartment, and the other sin the building, were without heat and hot water and the reason was thus far unknown. Her landlord had arranged for someone to come in and check but they couldn’t come in at short notice, as much as Keely disliked that, she was able to head to her parents place and stay the night and longer if need be - they’d been more than happy to take her in till the issue was sorted.
She had, on the way to her parents, told her cousins so they knew that if they needed her she wasn’t at her own apartment but rather at her parents place. She was hoping the problem at her apartment building would be solved quickly, and easily, but she didn’t want to take a chance so had packed up what she’d need for a week - just incase.
All those things, mostly clothing, were filling the closet of her old room while she was tucked into bed sleeping...or trying to - trying was the keyword here. Half an hour ago some odd sound had woken her from her sleep, light as it had been, and the noise continued and kept her from returning to sleep.
Finally deciding to investigate, incase some animal or something else was up on the roof, Keely slide out from under her covers and slipped her feet into the slippers she had waiting for her - the floor was cold. Shuffling her way from her room and down the hallway she wasn’t too surprised to find her father downstairs going to investigate as well, he had always been a light sleeper. Whispering to her father that she was going out with him, even though she wasn’t dressed for it, she wasn’t letting him go out on his own just incase it was something dangerous.
Together the two headed outside and made their way outside far enough that they could look up to the roof...and see...nothing. There was nothing there. “I heard something - you did too...right?” She whispered, glancing over to her father, and wasn’t surprised by his nod of agreement. “So I wasn’t hearing things….but then what made the noise.” She whispered again, watching him shake his head and shrug at the same time.
“I don’t like that…” She really didn’t, she also knew her father didn’t as well. “We should head in.” As if to confirm her statement she gave a shiver and a shudder from the cold. “Yeah...inside.” Nodding her head, to further confirm her words, she headed back across the lawn and inside. She did hope, however feeble it was, that her father would at least get some sleep...she wasn’t sure if she could. Even though, as she got inside, she noted the lack of that odd scritching noise and what sounded like whispers of some sort.
It was silent, as it should be, and that bothered her at the moment. She really hoped she could find sleep tonight...though she did sort of doubt it given what had just happened and how dangerous she knew the city was. She’d talk to her cousins as soon as she could, tell them what had happened, she knew from them both that nothing in this city was just coincidence and little things which seemed innocent weren’t always innocent.
Climbing the stairs, right behind her father, she wished him a good night as he headed into his and her mother's room. That done Keely headed back to her room and sliding her feet out of her slippers, they really were nice and warm, she climbed back under her covers and bundled up like some sort of burrito.
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