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"Officers...?"

"Oh I'm officer Henry and this is my partner officer Henrietta"

"Ok well the house I stole from is a bit close but far you know?"

"No I don't know. Can you guide us please?"
Officer Henry says

"I don't think she stole money Henry...more like hitching a ride to go somewhere" Officer Henrietta whispers to her partner thinking I can't hear

'How did she know?...that's so creepy'

I lead the way

'Shouldn't they cuff me? Do I not seem dangerous??'

"How do you know we are going the right way?" Officer Henry asks

"Look at the path"

"Yeah but, these prints are very shallow"

"You still see them don't you?"

"Yeah but..."
I roll my eyes and just keep walking

Soon we get to the front of the house and go up to the porch

Both officers each go to the side of the door  when suddenly Henrietta gets a notification

Which she ignores

They knock on the door and announce their presence

They kick open the door and head inside

'Didn't I tell them the door was unlocked?'

"Were you guys part of a S.W.A.T team or something? So fucking extra..."

I follow after them

Not long after we get to the kitchen and by now the gingerbread cookie smell is gone and the food has either gone warm or cold

They get to the staircase leading to the basement and as soon as Henry steps on the staircase Henrietta gets a notification

She apologizes and whips out her phone

She clicks on the notification and as soon as she puts in her password she is led to YouTube

The videos play as people turn cannibalistic and aggressive

"They are just like zombies!"-Henrietta
"If you ask me, it is just a set on a movie"-Henry
"Go to google. Google knows everything"-Henrietta
'I wouldn't say everything...'

I stand there awkwardly waiting for them to stop scrolling through social media and the news outlets

"Shit it is true! We can't be wasting time like this, let's get out of here!"-Henry

"What if zombies already got here from Manhattan??? We have to go home Henry!"-Henrietta
They dash out and I look down the basement

"Didn't think there would still be cannibals in Connecticut"

Before walking out the door I look up the stairs that leads you to the attic

I tilt my head sideways and run out to the officers

"WAIT FOR MEEEE"

—-in the house—-
Bitch brat 1 breaks down in tears once the intruders leave

"Scary! So scary! Lila is scared mommy!"

Lila and her brother snuggle up in the arms of their mother who looks just as terrified as they do

She crawls to the attic window and trembles watching as Leandra goes away

—-back to the trio—-

We all hop in and they drop me off at a train station

They don't even say goodbye as they drive off