‘A parcel? Let me see it,’ I said, then thought to ask, ‘Was there a return name or address?’Maybe it was something I’d ordered while shopping.‘No,’ Geoffrey replied. ‘That’s the strange thing. It was delivered by a courier, but it only has your name and address on it.’How odd.Geoffrey went to fetch the package. It was a small, corrugated cardboard box, sealed tightly with tape. Just as he’d said, there was no sender information, only my details.I took it, found a pair of scissors, and cut the tape to see what was inside.The moment I opened it, I gasped and threw the box away from me. ‘Agh!’ I turned my head away, a dry heave wracking my throat. ‘Get rid of it! Now!’Geoffrey was equally startled by what lay on the floor: a dead, skinned rat, its body glistening and bloody.‘Oh dear! I’m so sorry! Are you okay?’
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