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?"

single women in our area being followed. It's been all over

alright. But

don't even let the delivery drivers bring food up to my apartment anymore. Yesterday, while


asked who he was looking for, and he said he was working on renovations in the building next door. I didn't think much of it

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

a contractor, there's nothing strange about him coming in, but then I remembered yesterday, he leaned in to look at my takeout and asked what it

understand why Ms. Ward was so

through the building's group chat

alerts-reminders not to open the

work

to Lester, she sighed. "Look at

Ward a reassuring smile. "I'm fine, really You should get some rest its late Don't

mortified, but when she met Lester's

then. I need to check my door locks. Sorry again for the trouble," she said,

realized what Ms. Ward

probably thinking and felt


flush

but the woman already

had Cheeks

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