Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 32

Larissa contemplated for a very long time before finally summoning the courage to call Travis.

Yet, despite having made several calls in a row, Travis never answered.

At night, when Larissa returned home after work, she was stopped by someone at the entrance of Foxtail Garden.

The sky was getting dark, and the figure stood against the light. All Larissa could make out was a skinny figure, her arms outstretched.

It seemed to be a woman.

Before she could cause any accidents, Larissa slammed on the brakes.

Her car stopped about ten feet away from the figure.

Larissa was stunned for about two seconds before she felt her heart rate slow to a normal pace.

When she’d recovered from her shock and looked back to where the figure was standing earlier, there was only dust dancing under the dim, yellowish light. Where had the figure gone?

was nothing but a hallucination when she heard the sound of someone trying to pull her car door open at the passenger’s side. And when whoever

door!” The woman shouted

urgent and sharp. Her pitch was so high that

door was reflective, but Larissa could not properly discern the woman’s features. Instead, the hazy reflection on

when faced with something like this in the middle of

are you?” She wrapped her arms around herself and asked, her body

woman ignored her question and kept on shouting, “Open the door! Open the door! Just

did not open the

window as she tried to turn her car keys, her hands

to move again slowly. Taking into consideration the person who was just outside

hitting Larissa’s car window

the door! Open the door!”

devil’s chants in her ears. Larissa gritted her

tried to

she had finally reached the entrance, the guard did not raise the barricade as he

choice but to stop

driver’s side halfway, just enough for her to make eye contact

her an apologetic look as he explained, “That woman beside your car is not a resident of Foxtail Garden. She tried to force her way in, and we called the police after we failed to reason with her. Don’t worry, the police are on their way. If you could just wait

in that area was especially tight. Outsiders who wished to enter either had to use an access card or have a relative or friend who lived

woman had no access card and knew no one inside