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The fridge is standing wide open, and no one bothered to empty the contents, so rotten food permeates the room

"They tore off all of the cabinet doors," I say in surprise "And how in the bloody hell did they ranite?"

"I have no idea," he says, obviously as taken aback as I am "I’ll call the other realtor as soon as we leave and tell hiain"

"I’ve never seen anything like it," I reply in awe and open the French doors leading out to a back yard with a pool "Pete?"

"Yeah?" he says from inside

"You’ll want to see this"

He coasps "Callie, there’s a car in the pool"

"Yep"

"I’ve officially seen it all"

I giggle and shakethe back yard "I wonder where that toilet is supposed to go?"

"I’ht answer," he says and leads me back inside and upstairs, where we find the ho with a dead squirrel "So in here" I follow Pete into one of the bedrooms and stare at the perfect circle of rocks and burned wood in the center of the room "They left the sticks they used to roast marshmallows"

"Or, you know, body parts, because this place has the vibe of a serial killer’s house" I laugh, but I’ives me a serious case of the willies

By the time we reach the master bedroom, I can’t take any more "Are those shackles on the wall?" I ask quietly, on the verge of tears This isn’t fun anymore It’s scary

"They are"

"I think you should call the police before you call the realtor" There’s another toilet, just sitting against the wall, not actually hooked up to anything The carpet was ripped out, exposing just the sub-floor There is no hardwood

"Let’s go" He wraps an arm around me and leads me down and out of the house and to my car, but I’m not ready to drive We both stand outside as Pete dials the cops and tells theives hi for not inspecting the property before listing it

When he hangs up, h for me to drive, but we’re quiet on the way back to Pete’s office

"I’m so sorry about that," he says softly and wipes his hand over hisI never would have taken you there if I’d known, Cal"

"I know" I nod and then shiver when I think of those shackles on the wall "I wonder what happened there?"