I sat on my bed listening to the radio, humming along to the lyrics as I flipped through the pages in the book I was reading. I bobbed my head along as I passed the time. It was summertime here in Alabama, and the heat had reached over 95 degrees. Enough to be annoying since my air conditioning unit had broken. Rats had gotten to the wires most likely.
I checked the time on my phone. "Oh my god." I groaned. "The repairman was supposed to be here already." I placed the book down on my bedside table and stood up out of bed. I should really call him.
Just as I began to call the AC repair company, I heard a knock at the door. "Finally," I said to myself as I walked towards the door. I didn't hear the first part of the greeting on the phone, as I was busy unlocking the door for who I assume is the repairman.
"Miss?" I could hear from my phone.
"Sorry," I told the lady sheepishly, "The repair tech is at my door. Sorry to bother you."
I placed my phone on the TV stand by the door and opened the door slowly, still having left the sliding lock done. Just in case.
"Hello?" I asked, peeking out of the doorway. My eyes fell on the curly haired man in a hard hat standing on my doorstep. "Miss Delilah Sanders?" He inquired.
"That's me." I said, nodding "You must be the repairman." He nodded, "That I am. My name is Chuck. May I come in?"
I closed the door momentarily, undoing the sliding lock. Opening the door again, I waved Chuck in. "Come in, sorry it's so hot in here. I opened a few windows, but it didn't really help much. Hopefully, you can fix the problem."
Chuck walked around the house surveying the vents and made a few quick notes on his clipboard. I sort of followed him around my house, watching him work. He had just come down from the attic when I saw him sort of smile. "Well, miss Delilah. I know what the problem is, and I think I know how to fix it."
I sighed in relief. "Oh thank God. What do you need to do?"
He stood right in front of me and put his hand on my shoulder. "I'm sorry Delilah, but I need to restore balance." Before I could process anything else, he placed two fingers on my forehead and it all went black.
