I checked my cell phone over and over again to see if Clyde had texted or called me, but I just sighed when I realized there was still nothing.

This morning he said he was in a hurry to leave while I was still asleep, said Uno. I asked why but it just shrugged.

I called its number again but the answer still cannot be reached. My annoyance began to rise and I clenched my fist.

"Are we close?" I asked Thyrone as it drove by.

"Yes ma'am." He replied.

I had a monthly check-up today, but Clyde wasn’t there. A week after someone sent me a dead cat I...