Book Five: Chapter 58

Lily stood at the window with her arms crossed. Her tail swished from side to side in annoyance.

“Oh good. Now we get to see his ugly face again even better.” She looked over her shoulder at Beth. “Is it time to check your phone again?”

Beth turned it on and frowned. “Still nothing. Literally.” There was no signal, and her battery life had drained substantially overnight. She wondered if she forgot to turn it off. “This reminds me of snowstorms when I was a kid. Stuck in the house all day, and—”

“I don’t wanna hear about it.” Lily turned to face her. “This isn’t a snow day, and it certainly isn’t something I can relate to.”

Undeterred, Beth turned her phone back off and picked up her teacup. With nothing better to do, she stood and headed for the kitchen.

As she walked into the kitchen, she saw Reggie standing on the counters. His nose was twitching, and a group of rats had clustered on the floor beneath him.

“Everything okay?” she asked.

“I