The Bite
The call came in at 9pm one night. “Ethan, I’m so sorry to call so late! Is Kellie awake? I tried calling her first.” The call was from Kellie’s sister, Kristin who sounded a bit distraught. “No, she’s been asleep for a bit, is everything ok?” “Ummm… yes. I’m super sorry to bug you. It’s just that something is in my backyard! I hate having to call!” “Yikes, like a person?” “No! It sounds like an animal but definitely not a cat!” “Shit! I’ll be right there!”, I responded and grabbed my keys heading for the garage. I had just finished a swim and had put on some linen pants and a tshirt, but hadn’t put on any underwear. Fuck it, I thought. Priority was to get over there quickly. Thankfully she lived only 5 …