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A hot date at this tiht was code for a booty call fro Allie was glad she wasn’t home tucked away in bed She wasn’t sure what Jen and Sean were into, but they’d ht, it s

“It’s Whispering Bay,” Allie said, unable to stop fro Bay hohteen, but the only family she had in the world lived here, and she still visited frequently enough that she was on a first name basis with most of the town’s population It was only natural she felt protective of the place

“Whatever You’re so uptight You know, you could use a hot date yourself Hey, host is male,” Jen added

“And probably like eighty-years-old This place used be a senior center Plus, I kinda like o—”

“Alive does coot a notice saying our electricity is going to be turned off in two days Didn’t you pay the bill?”

“I thought it was your month to pay the bill”

“No, I paid it last month”

Allie was positive she’d paid the electricity lasther online bank statement, she had no proof

“I’d pay it, but I’m kind of short,” Jen said “Plus, you know, it is your turn”

Argh Why did money (or the lack of it) always seem to pop up at the most inconvenient times? At this point in her life, Allie should have been well on track with Life Goal Number Three—a permanent job with benefits But Life Goal Nuer (and beenher woefully behind schedule Which , which meant she lived article-to-article

Translation: Paycheck-to-paycheck

Hence, she had to supplement her income with the second oldest profession known to wo Weekdays, she lived her drea tables at The Blue Monkey, a hipster Vegan restaurant in don Ta on more than one occasion There was no way around it She’d have to transfer s and pray she didn’t break her neck trying to crawl back out the

The sound of crunching gravel made Allie stop in her tracks “Jen,” she whispered into the phone, “I think I just heard so”

“Like what? Moaning? Chains rattling?” Jen’s voice hitched with excite so low? I can barely host couldn’t hear you if it wanted to It can probably even read your thoughts”

If Allie hadn’t been so creeped out she would have laughed “What are you, a ghost expert?”