Chapter 73: Mabel

Leopold sleeps for hours, the sun goes down and he still soundly asleep. I decide to prepare his favorite meal for dinner in case he wakes up. I go to the kitchen, I take out two steaks from the freezer and I start to boil water to prepare mashed potatoes. Baxter is so happy to have Leopold back that he doesn’t even come to the kitchen when the smell of food reaches the upper floor. The dog stays beside the bed waiting for his owner to wake up.

The doorbell rings. It’s probably Jareth checking on us. I leave the food and I open the door with a big smile. Outside I find a short chubby middle-aged woman with gray hair and a scowl on her face. The woman is wearing a sky blue Bearer dress and is carrying a big suitcase. The woman looks somehow familiar although I can’t determine why.

“Who are you?” The woman asks looking at me up and down with a furrowed brow.

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