Snippet #2236330

Monica

The mystery of the creature that attacked Lili's friend intrigued Monica, her eyes glazing over as Sam continued, her thoughts turning over and over. She had read plenty of books of course, and seen movies. The only thing she could think of was a Siren but...that didn't make any sense. Lili was a girl. And this wasn't way back when on a ship lost at sea...

"What about you? Anything interesting happen while we were gone?"

Monica tensed a little. Should she tell him about Tex? The strange neighbor had said not to, but perhaps he was lying about not knowing them. Monica cleared her throat and replied, "Our neighbor...stopped by." For some reason, she felt like Tex was listening on the other side of the wall, his green eyes crinkling as he smirked. Her heart fluttered badly and she pushed on. "Tex. Have you...met him?"

"Met him?"

KJ had appeared, making Monica jumped. He laughed at that and settled down beside Sam, quietly asking, "Is Lili doin' okay?"

Monica sent him a glare, his red face shielding worry and showing only amusement. "You know Tex?" she questioned.

KJ grinned, nodding. "Met when we first moved in. Well...I shouldn't say met. We established our territories. So to speak..."

Scrunching her face, Monica said, "Established...territories? What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means, he's bad news," KJ revealed, leaning forward so his elbows balanced on his knees. "Don't talk to him."

"W-why?"

He shook his head, eyes rolling. "Just do what you're told, Human."

Still in the kitchen, the ghost girl let out a cackle.