The story of a Lonesome ol'Jerome

42- Special Delivery

*Harriet's POV*

I sat up in bed, feeling completely rested and totally awake, at 9 am. I blinked, confused. That had never happened. I had hardly slept, it didn't make sense. I looked around, bewildered, yet unexpectedly coherent.

Oh well... If I was up, I was up. I got up to go make some coffee, when I heard a knock at the door.

I looked quietly through the peephole. Hmm... a package delivery guy. Had to be an independent courier, as I didn't recognize the uniform. I opened the door.

A man, a little older than me, stood there, holding a white package. He had a really warm smile and looked pretty affable. He also had a septum ring! How unusual that his company let him have body jewelry showing!

"Just the one." He held out the package, still smiling brightly, and I took it. It was so light; it felt almost empty.

He turned to leave, and I was confused. "Wait! Don't I need to sign?"

He looked over his shoulder and shook his head. "No, but thanks. Thank you so much." After a bizarrely weary sigh, he turned again and walked off. But he didn't get into a vehicle. He just kept walking until I realized I just couldn't see him anymore. Curious!

I looked at the package. It was addressed to me, but there was no return address.

Hmm... I thought about all kinds of mayhem, and wondered if I shouldn't open it. I shook it lightly. It seemed empty. I set it down and looked at it. I really wanted to know what was in the weird, mystery package.

Ah, fuck it. I got some scissors and opened it carefully. It had one unlined sheet of paper inside, and nothing else!

It had Vetgirl's full name on it (Gwyn Elizabeth Hageman), her address, her cell phone number, her personal email, the clinic she worked at, and the website for the clinic. Below that, it said, "Thank you Harriet. -Owen"

How cool! A friend of hers was watching out for her! That explained the secret, mysterious delivery!

I had no idea why he hadn't just messaged Andy Biersack himself. Maybe he was afraid that Gwyn would be angry? I had been a little worried about handing Andy her address, but I was totally cool with giving him her contact info!

I ran to my laptop with the sheet of paper, excited. Matchmaker-matchmaker-make me a match!

I was a little surprised that the website for the clinic, All Creatures Great and Small, didn't list Vetgirl as one of the 11 veterinarians, but it looked like they only mentioned the clinic owner by name. I went to Twitter and thought about what exactly to say to Andrew Dennis Biersack so that he would take my message seriously. Hrmm...