While I Wait

As I walked away from Carly’s place I was damn glad that I didn't leave my wallet in my car. At least now I had a destination in mind besides Carly’s bed. I slowly made my way to a small mom and pop diner I spotted about a block over from Carly’s place. At least I would have something to eat and a place that I could be out of the elements in case they came in.

I was nursing my third coffee of the evening when I noticed that the sun went down. A check of my watch showed that it was a little after eight PM. Thinking that there wouldn’t be many around at this time of evening I ventured back to Carly’s. Instead of going directly to her garage I walked right past her place, going to the top of her side of the street checking if there were any open curtains on the windows on either side of the street. At the top I crossed over and slowly made my way back to Carly’s . No open curtains, nor any nosy neighbours peeking out of their closed curtains.

Getting a little bolder I crossed the street and made my way to Carly’s garage which I noticed stood about a foot above the driveway. I checked in all directions to make sure no one was watching, then dropped and squeezed myself under the garage door opening. Once inside I went over and checked if my car doors were locked, they were but I had the keys in my jacket pocket, so I had a comfortable place to stay until Carly called it a night.

I crept to the connecting door and checked if it was unlocked and just as I told her to do, it was! Opening it slightly, I hear the sounds of a television coming from the living room. It wasn’t loud but at a comfortable volume that made me believe that Carly wasn’t ready for bed yet. Maybe I should have told her a specific time to call it an evening. Closing the door I went back to my car and decided to sit in the back seat while waiting for Carly to go to bed.

A little after nine Pm Carly came out from the main house to toss a bag of garbage into a plastic bin. Then the door shut and I waited another half hour before venturing inside. When I thought all was quiet I left my car, went to the connecting door, found it opened and ventured inside. Everything was dark and quiet as I made my way to the stairs, slowly going up then so I didn’t make excessive noise. At the top of the stairs I crept to the first of four doors.

Slowly opening it I found a linen closet for the excess bedding, towels and hand cloths. The next door was the bathroom. Then going to the furthest door on the left hand side I saw what I guessed was her parent’s room when they were alive. Back tracking to the right end of the hall I found Carly’s room. The door stood slightly ajar, giving me a chance glimpse of a shape under a sheet on the bed.