The Night Monster (2009)
“A number of fast-food restaurants were located around the arena, and I opted for a McDonald’s Value Meal, a twelve-hundred-calorie artery-clogging feast for a mere six bucks. Normally, I tried to stay away from fast food, except when I was on a case. Then it was practically all I ate.
As I was pulling out of the drive-through with my grub, my cell phone played its familiar song. The caller ID said SUNSET. It was Sonny.
“How’s it going?” I answered.
“Not so good,” Sonny said. “You need to get ov...er here on the double.”
“Can it wait? I’m working.”
“It’s your dog.”
Something hard dropped in the pit of my stomach.
“Is Buster okay?”
“Oh, he’s just dandy.”
Buster wasn’t hurt, and I felt myself relax.
“What did he do?”
“The bar got busy, so I stuck him upstairs in your room. The next thing I know, it sounds like World War Three is going on up there. He was going bonkers.”
“Did you leave him something to chew on?” I asked.
“No, was I supposed to?”MoreLess
As I was pulling out of the drive-through with my grub, my cell phone played its familiar song. The caller ID said SUNSET. It was Sonny.
“How’s it going?” I answered.
“Not so good,” Sonny said. “You need to get ov...er here on the double.”
“Can it wait? I’m working.”
“It’s your dog.”
Something hard dropped in the pit of my stomach.
“Is Buster okay?”
“Oh, he’s just dandy.”
Buster wasn’t hurt, and I felt myself relax.
“What did he do?”
“The bar got busy, so I stuck him upstairs in your room. The next thing I know, it sounds like World War Three is going on up there. He was going bonkers.”
“Did you leave him something to chew on?” I asked.
“No, was I supposed to?”MoreLess
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