All Chapters of 51: The Series: Chapter 71 - Chapter 77

Lindsay pulled into her driveway and was glad to be home. She was shocked when her husband told her deputies what had attacked her because she always tried to avoid telling people about it. She walked into the house and was met by her dog, Crook, wagging his stubby tail. “Hi, Crook, I’m glad to see you, too,” she said, rubbing his head. When she stood up, Wren was standing right in front of her. Before she could say anything, he put his arms around her, hugged her, and kissed her on the head. “I’m sorry I blurted that out today. I shouldn’t have, and I am so sorry I did,” Wren said, still holding her, his face buried in her hair. “It’s OK. Viktor and Yuri needed to know what they were getting into by working here. As for everyone else, if they didn’t already know, they should. You did the right thing,” Lindsay assured him. “OK, well, enough of that,” Wren said as he let go of her. “I know how you feel about mushy, sentimental stuff. I will be making pizza and salad for supper, so

Lindsay was back at her desk with more reports of weirdness to read. Viktor had worked the night shift with Max and had barely spoken to her when she arrived at the office. Lindsay had the feeling that someone had spoken to him about the day before. She looked at the reports Max and Viktor had written for the calls they had during the night. She picked up the first one to read it and began to laugh. The first one was not even a call they had received. They had been returning to the department when a massive creature walking upright ran in front of the patrol car. They had seen one of what she and Wren referred to as her large friends. “What are you laughing at?” Little Bob asked, standing in the doorway of her office. “Oh, nothing. I think Viktor had a pretty good taste of our little county last night,” Lindsay answered, still smiling. “How is Yuri doing so far?” “Good so far. From what I can tell, Yuri is more like Cat than Viktor,” Little Bob said. “If you are interested, Max mad

The next thing Lindsay remembered was swinging at Wren when he touched her arm. She looked at him and could see his concern and fear. She had fallen asleep in her office. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I can’t believe I did that,” Lindsay said, leaning back again and looking at the ceiling. “It’s OK. Cat saw you doze off and closed your door. Everyone knows that when these storms start, you are not going to sleep for a while,” Wren said. “I still took a swing at you, and that is unacceptable for any reason,” Lindsay said, shaking her head. “Are these pictures what you wanted me to look at?” he asked. “Yes.” Wren began to look through the pictures that had been sitting on her desk. He began to sort them, placing a few into a separate stack. He picked up the ones he had set aside and laid them on her desk to see them all at once. “If these are the last things you saw before you fell asleep, I know why you tried to hit me. I would have done the same thing,” Wren said. “They were, and th

“Bob, what happened?” Lindsay asked him quietly as Yuri continued to ramble at Cat. “Not much. It was just some lights in the woods, and when we got there, they shot straight up and out of sight. I know the other shifts have had those lights, too. I didn’t think that much about it, but it sure wound him up tighter than usual,” Little Bob said. “Yuri, I hate to interrupt, but are you alright?” Lindsay asked him. “Sheriff, I am wonderful. I have always believed that things like that were real, but I have never seen it until now. Are there more of those things happening? Not the lights, but other things that happen,” Yuri said. Lindsay replied, “Yuri, I can tell you that there are a lot of other things that happen around here. Right now, at least one case of weirdness, as we call it, happens per shift. Sometimes, it is call after call, and none of it is normal. If you liked today, you are going to love working here.” Lindsay had just finished saying that when Big Bob, Annie, and An