Chapter 12

Today, Mrs. Ferguson isn’t seen watering her blooming flowers, and I find that rather odd. There’s never a morning I go jogging and don’t see her tending to the flowers. The days she isn’t, her grandson would be found doing it. But the said grandson is currently on a school trip which means, Mrs. Ferguson is supposed to be here right now but she isn’t. And it causes some kind of shift in the atmosphere for some reason.

Seeing as her grandson asked me to help check on her, I guess the most rightful thing to do is to actually check to make sure she hasn’t mistakenly strangled herself in her sleep. But I won’t. I’ll just let mom know to check her. Can’t stand that woman.

"Addie!"

I jump in fright, almost turning on my heels to bolt for safety when pushing the front door open, I am thrown off balance by my mother's horrific shriek.

"What the hell, woman?!" I growl, my right hand flying to clutch my chest as my heart suddenly goes erratic at each loop, "Are you trying to give me a heart a