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You sneak into her roootta be in there Get inside Lily and then grab the laptop Everything you want, all at once

Right I have to do this There’s really no other choice

I sneak onto the lanai, holding my breath as I approach the French doors They’ll be locked, but I can peek through the glass and see if there’s any , I do exactly that, squinting against the reflection of thethat’ll et the hell out of here

There’s nothing No lights on, no ht She’s in her bedroo underthe building until I reach the sliding glass doors One side of the curtains is drawn back, allowing e, covered in white, and I see the forht

Blissfully unaware that I’ers around the handle, close my eyes, and count to three

One … I shouldn’t do this

Two … I need to walk Now

Three … My hand tugs on the handle and the screen door glides open, whisper soft

Almost as if I never opened it at all

I take a deep breath and step inside the quiet roo the screen door closed behindlike the screen door at es like an old witch’s laugh

The sound of soft breathing reachesdown at the figure lying on her side, buried beneath the fluffy white comforter The air conditioner is on despite the open screen door and it’s frigid in the roo the ice-cold air, and I shiver, stuffing my hands in my pockets as I stare at Lily

She shifts, al watched, and I take a couple of steps back, panic nearlyover the cos, and I realize she has nothing on

Lily is fucking naked, just like I described inreally stupid and scare the shit out of her Next thing you know she’s calling security, they’re calling the police, and they’re arresting your ass for stalking--and you’re fucked for life