09/04/2024-10/04/2024
La vie en rose - Louis Armstrong
As I slowly awake, I find myself not on my bed. Wait, where am I? I turn to see what I was sleeping on. OH FUDGE RYAN-
After coping with the fact that I slept on Ryan's shoulder the whole night, I gently get up so I don't wake him, and grab a pillow and blanket for him. Laying down on the couch must be more comfortable than sitting up. I lay him down flat with the pillow under his head and a blanket over him. Surprisingly, he doesn't stir. He must be having some fun dreams. Or nightmares.
I get ready and leave Ryan a note and a glass of water.
Morning ranger,
I think we fell asleep watching that documentary. I told you he was whisper-talking. See you around,
doc ♥
That should be alright. Last night he was talking about ... Pike! Right, Pike. He's a cop I think. I should tell him about what we saw. I guess that's my first stop.
I find my way to the Police Office, and upon walking in I feel the nervousness of a thousand guilty criminals. Maybe it's the overpowering air conditioning.
"You're Ryan's friend Z, right?"
"Yup."
"How can I help?"
"I have some information about a robbery that happened last night?"
"Kiki's? Thank goodness that was the only one."
"Yeah."
"Come, sit."
I tell him everything that we saw, and he jots some things down.
"Well thank you. I'm sure this information will help."
"Of course. I hope we catch this guy."
I'm unsure if Ryan is up yet, so I go to the record store to see if Alex and Steph are ok. I hope nothing happened to them, they were headed home a little before we heard that window break.
"Hey guys, you ok?"
"Hey Z, Steph is just in the studio, How did it go last night with Ryan?"
"It was a little scary. Did you hear about the robbery?"
"Robbery?"
"Yeah, Kiki's. They stole mannequins and nothing else."
"Oh shit, that's why the window is broken, right?
"Yeah. We heard it break last night. Ryan went to check it out, and I went after him, but no one was there. Just glass pieces."
"Where is Ryan anyways?"
"Sleeping."
She gasps. "You didn't ... you know ..."
"What? No, nonononono- we fell asleep watching that documentary."
"I was gonna say."
"What kind of girl do you think I am?" We both laugh. "Actually, I should go check on him. I left him a note and a glass of water. I think he's gonna be a little confused."
"You're going to have to tell us all about it later. See ya!"
"Bye!"
Final stop, back home.
telepatía - Kali Uchis
As I reach for the door knob, the door opens.
"Morning, sleepyhead."
"Oh, hey Z. Sorry for staying over."
"No no, I didn't mind."
"Have you spoken to Pike yet?"
"Yeah. He didn't say much but he wrote stuff down. There was only one robbery."
"Just Kiki's? Poor Jenna."
"Does Jenna own that shop?"
"It's her mom's. Took over almost three years ago. They actually sell pretty good clothes there. For men anyways."
"I'll have to check it out when they patch it up. Did you drink the water?"
"Yeah thanks."
"No problem."
"Wanna come with?"
"Sure, where are we going?"
"To talk with Alex and Steph."
"What a coincidence, I was just there."
"Oh, really? Did they see anything?"
"No surprisingly. They didn't even know it happened."
"Strange. We need a game plan."
"Game plan? For what exactly?"
"To figure out who's behind this."
"To what-?"
"We solved the last one. Plus I'm sure Pike could use the help."
"Cool, I always wanted to be a detective."
We talk the rest of the way about possible suspects and other 'work-related' matters.
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