Everything happened way too fast.

Lester, quick on his feet, managed to raise an arm in defense, but he still couldn't avoid the sneak attack entirely a blast of pepper spray left one of his eyes stinging and blurry.

Sylvia glanced outside, startled. "Ms. Ward? What are you doing?"

Ms. Ward froze in the hallway, realizing who she'd just sprayed. The canister slipped from her hand and clattered to the floor.

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry! I didn't know it was you guys!"

Sylvia's gaze dropped to the rolling can on the floor. Pepper spray-of course.

She quickly ushered Lester inside, grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge and helping him rinse his eye. Thankfully, he'd blocked most of it, so it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

After a couple minutes, Lester took the towel Sylvia handed him and dabbed at his face. "I'm okay. Really."

Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief, pulling out her phone to order some over-the- counter eye drops for same-day delivery.

Then she finally turned to Ms. Ward, who was standing in the foyer looking as guilty as a kid caught sneaking cookies before dinner.

"Ms. Ward, what happened?"

over the news. I felt like someone was tailing me tonight, so I-" She shot an

"It's alright. But are you sure someone was

around men. I don't even let the delivery drivers bring food up to my apartment anymore. Yesterday, while I was picking up my dinner downstairs, I saw this


who he was looking for, and he said he was working on renovations in the building next door.

a shaky breath. "Tonight, I got off the bus early to buy apples from the fruit stand near the entrance,

I remembered yesterday, he leaned in to look at my takeout and asked what it was, how it tasted. I think he was trying to see how much food I ordered, maybe how many sets of utensils, to figure out if I live

to her, Sylvia could understand why Ms. Ward

building's group chat on her phone and

not to open the door

with work

Lester, she sighed. "Look

nodded, giving Ms. Ward a reassuring smile. "I'm fine, really You should get some rest its late

when she met Lester's

my door locks. Sorry again for the

what Ms. Ward

probably thinking and felt


flush

but the woman already

had Cheeks

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