27Ghost the cat was waiting for me when I got home. As I pulled up and parked the red Hyundai at the DeeLite Efficiency Motel, I saw him pacing back and forth outside the door of my room. His bright green eyes flashed in the beams of my headlights.
When I walked to the door, he went straight for my legs, rubbing his white-furred body against them. He purred, and I could feel the soft rumbling through my jeans. It was nice, though I was pretty sure he wasn’t there just for affection.
“Thought you’d pay another visit to the milk bar, huh?” His ears flicked at the sound of my voice, but he didn’t look up at me. “Well, what makes you think the free drinks will keep on coming?”
As if on cue, Ghost mewed. He dragged himself one way, then the other against my legs.
“Is that so?” I pla
