50+ Ways to Annoy the Death Witch: Chapter 5
Chapter 5: [this space intentionally left blank] It probably took me a full 15 minutes for me to realize that I was arguing with a goddamn illusion. I was so busy trying to keep her occupied so Tabitha could do her work, that I didn’t notice she wasn’t real. And she definitely had to know we were there, at this point, our conversation got heated. I was trying to be mindful of the neighbors, but if someone was in the house, they were very likely aware of my presence. Either way, the gig was up, so I swatted the illusion. That probably sounds weird, but the illusion just dies if you do something that shows you know it’s not real. Putting your hand through it usually works. So I just swatted it, like there was an insect. Door wasn’t even open. Why would it be? Of course it wasn’t open. Still, I was put out. (I just spent fifteen minutes arguing with a damned door.) Someone else had been doing some preparations this afternoon, as well, it would seem. Well. Shit a brick. I dug my phone out ...