“How can I help you?” A female voice booms.
The whole house goes silent. I whirl around, stalking back towards the lounge.
“Who are you?” I snarl. “Show yourself.”
“I’m Siri, here to help.”
“Help? Help what?”
Mei crouches and creeps towards us, talons have appeared on her fingertips, black and deadly. Canto pulls his black swordfrom mid-air and stalks around the room in the opposite direction as me.
“I can help with all sorts of things. I can tell you how far away Timbuktu is or how tall a Tyrannosaurus Rex is.”
“I do not know Timbuktu or a Tyrannosaurus,” I say warily.
Lirin and Reed open cupboards, hunting, while Canto stabs the couch cushions.
RIP our lounge room.
“You are not supposed to be in our house,” I snarl and attack the curtains, but there is no one behind them.
“But I live here.”
Another one? Hiding in plain sight? I think not!
Leaf sits up, his teal eyes whirling with outrage. He springs into action, ripping the house apart. Literally pulling drywall off the wall in his effort to find the unwelcome guest.
“Where are you?” I say as loud as I can. “Come out.”
My phone starts ringing. I answer it.
“Not now, I’m hunting,” I say and toss it away. We only have the one between us, but that’s one too many in my books.
“Show yourself!” I bellow.
“Sorry, I don’t understand.”
Mei is crouched in the corner, watching us, with her head cocked to the side.
“No!”
I whip around to find the tiny old lady who Diablos says is the housekeeper, clutching her cheeks, staring at the mess in horror.
“Merda!” she shouts.
I stand up straight, glaring at her. “Wait until the threat has been neutralised please, Mrs Nome.”
She can’t take her eyes off the mess.
“Siri, show yourself,” I snarl.
“I don’t understand.” This evil entity known as Siri says calmly.
“Where are you hiding?”
“Can’t you see me?” Siri responds.
That creepy comment has Mei laughing so hard she topples over from her crouch and ends up on her hands and knees.
