It was the weekend the next morning and if my information was correct, the Hardy ‘elders’ were out of town that day. I would start casing the join..., so to speak, after lunch though. These girls weren’t early birds, and I decided that my work wasn’t going to do itself while I followed the dictates of my cock. So I refined my course curriculum for the summer group online tutoring thing all morning, while having enough thick, dark coffee to make me jittery. I got a text from Pooja saying ‘The. They have to be called Holiday trees and may not have any stars or religious symbols. Up north, there were questions about white snow flake ornaments being symbols. Our Christmas party is officially called a holiday party. I just let it go. My real concern is the long-term effect all this will have though I hope to be dead and gone before it gets really bad.”I chuckled and added, “We sure are philosophical this evening.”She laughed, “I’m just following your lead.”“Perhaps, I can lead you into. It was locked. Mike was certainly inside. I didn't want to just tear it open. Besides, if I did the wrong thing, I might hurt Erin. There had to be a way to call Mike out. If the shelter was as heavy as I thought, sound would even be locked out. In fact, if it was meant to keep occupants that safe, then there had to be air vents. Again, I didn't want Erin to suffer. I had left the program in the car with Renée and she wouldn't arrive for a bit. I heard the screen door of Juan's house open."How. "Negative 15." Said dispatch.I ground my teeth but didn't say anything. My exit was up so turning and still checking to make sure that traffic was moving out of my way I pulled off of the exit and hooked the right. Park was in the city suburbs not the ghetto so hopefully the assailant would be easier to spot.Pulling onto Park my heart skipped a beat and I swore. There was no homicide that was easy enough to see instead there was a blockade of half a dozen black sedans. As soon as I turned the.