Artie’s voice rang out in a sneering tone, “Sir, I do not know where you heard such incendiary rumors, but I assure you, we two are the only members of this household.”
“He heard from me.” A familiar, strong voice inserted itself into the conversation.
Amelia! She isn’t safe around Artie! Eliot slammed against the door to no avail and began kicking at it in desperation. As he kicked, the door hardly moved and the hinges showed no wear, but bits of sheetrock rained down from the less-sturdy wall.
Grinning like a madman, Elliot backed up as far as he could and charged towards the wall to the right of the door. He burst through to the hallway in a cloud of misting cheap sheetrock and insulation.
Amelia’s melodic giggle danced up to where Eliot stood at the top of the stairs. He was covere
