Bravura (Portentous Destiny Series Book 3) by S.E. Rose

Author:S.E. Rose [Rose, S.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-17T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Zoe’s Playlist: “What If” by Coldplay

The rest of the week flies by as I pick up one more shift and start working on some cycling and weight training at my mom’s house. By Monday, I’m starting to feel like my old self, at least physically. I’m about to go for a walk when my phone buzzes. I don’t recognize the number but pick it up anyways.

“Hello,” I answer.

“Ms. Greene?” a man asks.

“Yes, this is she,” I reply.

“This is Bud Griffin, the plumber that’s working on your apartment.”

“Oh, uh, yes. Is everything OK?”

“Well, I’m not sure. I showed up on site today and your door was open, and some drawers are also open that I don’t recall being opened when I was here on Saturday. I know we locked up, ma’am, after we finished because I had quite a time with your lock. I’m not sure if your landlord came by or if you had been in there, but I wanted to check.”

I’m trying to remember if my landlord, Kathleen, had mentioned going to my apartment.

“Ma’am?”

“Oh, sorry. I was just thinking. No, I don’t think Kathleen’s been there, and I know I haven’t. I’ll come over and take a look,” I say with a frown.

“Alright, we’ll be here. We’re doing some tile work today,” he says.

“OK, see you in a bit.”

I sigh and grab my car keys. It’s after rush hour, so I make it back to my apartment faster than anticipated. I open the door and look around. Nothing seems out of place at first. Then I see my desk, the drawers are all partially opened. I walk over and start to open one further. Bud yells out from my bathroom.

“Ms. Greene? Is that you?”

“Yep, it’s me.”

He walks out and greets me. “I’d use a baggie to touch that in case there are fingerprints.”

I look at him with a raised eyebrow.

He smiles sheepishly. “I watch a lot of crime shows.”

I laugh but follow his directions and grab a plastic baggie from my kitchen. I root around my drawers. Other than some items being out of place, I don’t find anything missing.

“You gonna call the cops?” I hear Bud ask from the bathroom.

“I don’t think so, Bud. Everything is here. Maybe it was some teenagers messing around or maybe the latch didn’t shut properly or something and…who knows, but there’s really nothing to report.”

“Alright, if you’re sure, Ms. Greene.”

“I’m sure, but thanks for calling me, Bud. Can I have a sneak peek at my bathroom?” I ask.

“Sure,” he says and motions me inside. It looks really good, brand new and my landlord picked out some nice fixtures.

“Unfortunately, the new mirror and countertop won’t get in till early next week. I should have it installed in here by the end of the week.”

I sigh. I guess it’ll be three weeks with my mom.

“Well, thanks again, Bud,” I say, and I head back to my mom’s house.

By the end of the week, I’m craving some cheesesteak from one of my favorite Italian restaurants in the city.

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