Strange Strangers by Melody Hewson (read along books .TXT) 📕

to shrink in size, it’s claws retracting into it’s thick fingers, arms shortening while legs straightened. The thick grey fur seemed to fall away and leaving a ring of course hair. The long, angular muzzle seemed to soften and pull back into the figure’s head, reforming an all too human face. Within half a minute, a nude Joe blinked down grumpily at his wife. “Put your damn arm down, woman! What’d yah go an hit me for?!”

“You were going to eat Tootsie!” Gloria protested, accepting his offered hand as he helped her back to her feet.

“I was not!” Joe protested, turning away and walking back toward the car. “I just wanted to scare him a little. Annoying little mutt.”

“Like you scared that young man?” Gloria replied accusingly. “Did you really have to EAT him? Really now, I thought you said you weren’t going to do that anymore.”

“That was different!” Joe snapped, retrieving his clothes from the trunk of the car. “He was threatening to kill you. Couldn’t take the risk of him coming back some day to finish the job, you know. Now go wait in the car for me with the mutt while I get this tire changed.”

“I hope this isn’t going to make us late to Mark’s graduation.” Gloria sighed. “We still have a long way to go and we’re still lost.”

“How many times I got to tell you, we ain’t lost!” Joe snapped irritably. “We’re almost at the end of this here road and then we’ll be right back on the highway. Would have saved us a whole hour had it not been for that damn kid. He set us back a bit. But we’re going to get there on time! I know-”

“Exactly where we are. I’ve heard that one before. Just change the tire, Columbus. Maybe the hotel hasn’t given away our reservations yet.” It was an old argument. Gloria knew they would be late, as usual. But someone would videotape the ceremony for her to watch later, and there was still the after-party that they would be able to attend.

To this day, the police have never managed to recapture Raymond “the Razor“ Alton. He is suspected to be hiding somewhere in Mexico, confirmed by occasional reports of false sightings.

© Melody Hewson

 

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Publication Date: 03-16-2013

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