Not a Zombie by Madeline Kirby

Not a Zombie by Madeline Kirby

Author:Madeline Kirby
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: jake and boo, werecat, light romance, gay mystery, zombie, houston, woodland heights
Publisher: Madeline Kirby
Published: 2018-07-02T16:00:00+00:00


Parenting Is Hard

What with school and general craziness, it was Thursday afternoon before I was finally able to talk to Miss Nancy.

“Jake!” she said, opening her front door. “I was starting to wonder if you’d forgotten about me.”

“As if,” I said, stepping inside and bending down for my usual hug. It always feels strange being taller than Miss Nancy. For so much of my life she was the taller one, taking care of me and helping to teach and guide me into the adult I had become. To this day, whenever we weren’t standing side-by-side I still thought of her as taller because her personality – her spirit – is monumental.

“Well, come in, come in,” she told me, leading me back to her kitchen as usual.

“I came by a couple of times earlier this week, but you were with clients so I kept driving.”

“Well, it was true what I told your parents. It’s been a busy week and I couldn’t leave Houston. Your mama’s been calling me every day.”

“I’m not surprised. She’s worried about you, and you know how she likes to worry.”

“Well, she’s good at it because someone,” she turned to look over her shoulder at me, “helps her get a lot of practice.” She turned back to the teapot she was fussing over.

“The difference here is that this time I think she’s got a real reason for worrying. Have you seen or heard anything out of the ordinary? Man, I wish you had a dog. Maybe Dani would let you borrow Ruby?”

“I have not,” Miss Nancy said. “And I don’t want to mess around with taking care of a dog. Vicki is still staying here at night, so I feel perfectly safe. I swear, you’re almost as bad as your mama.”

“Well, if that means we both worry because we love you and don’t want anything to happen to you, then I’ll take that as a compliment.”

Miss Nancy finished putting the tea together and set the pot on the table before getting mugs from the cabinet. I didn’t get the unicorn this time and picked it up to read it. There was a wreath of pink flowers around fancy script that read, “World’s Greatest Mom”. Hilarious.

“Think you’re funny, huh?” I asked my old friend.

She shrugged. “It was the first one I saw when I opened the cabinet.”

It probably was. I sighed and held out the mug so she could fill it with tea. Whatever. I bet I’d make a great mom, or dad, or whatever. Oh, no. Now I was thinking about it. Maybe Mom put her up to it and that was her plan all along.

“So, Miss Nancy...”

“Hmm?”

“So, something weird happened the other day...”

“Oh, sweetie, you are going to have to be more specific.”

“Yeah, I’m getting to that. See, it’s about my dad.”

“Your dad? Does this have anything to do with my car?”

“Your car? No. But it happened right after we were looking at your car. It’s about dad and, well, Raymond.”

“Raymond the squirrel? Oh, I cannot believe I just said that.



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