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leaving.  Come to me.”
    The closed closet door popped open, and the sobbing continued inside.
    Scout growled and then hissed.  She slinked closer to the opening when Katherine grabbed her around the middle.  “Oh, no, you don’t.”
    Ava walked briskly into the room.  “There you are.  I see you found your cat, but why’s her tail all bushed out?”
    Katherine had to think of a good answer.  She didn’t want the realtor to know she and Scout had just encountered something very weird and unexplainable.  “I think I startled her when I came into the room.”
    Scout collapsed against Katherine’s chest.  Her heart was beating fast.  “Calm down, sweet girl.  It’s okay,” she cooed to the frightened cat. 
    “Waugh,” the Siamese cried.
    Ava glanced around the room suspiciously, and didn’t seem to buy Katherine’s explanation.
    Before Katherine could warn her not to, Ava walked over to the closet, pulled the light chain and looked inside. While she did that, Katherine held her breath for fear of what was inside. 
    Ava disappeared into the closet.  “Wow, this is huge,” she said.  “Buyers love big closets.”
    Katherine cautiously stepped over and peeked inside.  The closet was huge, almost the size of a small room. 
    Ava stepped out, and Katherine quickly closed the door.
    Ava asked curiously.  “If you don’t mind my asking, who was the realtor this last time?  I seem to remember it wasn’t anyone local.”
    Katherine recovered, and walked out of the room.  Scout was still afraid, and clung to her, breathing rapidly. “There have been several, but most recently the List it Here realty, in the city.”
    “Oh, yes.  I’ve heard of them.  Did they ever have an open house?”
    “Not to my knowledge, they didn’t.”
    “The house is very impressive.  I’m surprised it hasn’t sold.”
    Katherine thought, Perhaps the sobbing woman in the closet turned off potential buyers. “So, you’ve seen the house.  Let’s head back down.  My cat has suddenly grown tired, and I must take her home,” Katherine lied.  Scout was a brave cat and rarely frightened by anything, but whatever the two of them had witnessed, it had scared the Siamesehalf-to-death.  There’s no two ways about it , Katherine thought.  Scout and I just had a paranormal experience .  She wanted to send Ava on her way, so she could research the house, make some inquiries, and call her spirit-hunting friend, Colleen.
    Leaving the Foursquare and walking Ava to her car, Katherine said, “I really appreciate your offering to represent me in the sale of this house, but I’m not quite ready to list it again.  Do you have a business card?  I can call you when I’m ready.”
    “Yes, why of course,” Ava said.  She reached into her bag, and started to pull out a card.  Before she handed it to Katherine, she said, “You know, these days, realtors don’t have to bother sellers when showing their house.  The owner puts the house key in a lock box, which hangs over the doorknob.  When we need to get in, we simply punch in the combination, and extract the key.”
    “That’s good to know,” Katherine said, thinking it was a terrible idea, security-wise.  She wondered how many people would know the combination, but kept her opinion to herself. 
    “Waugh!” Scout cried impatiently.
    “Well, it’s been nice meeting you,” Ava said, handing Katherine her card.  “Call me any time.  Thanks so much for the tour.  Enjoy the rest of your day.”
    “Nice meeting you, too,” Katherine replied, watching the excessively eager realtor get in her car and pull away.
    She whispered to Scout, “I’ll carry you home.  I was afraid, too.  Something is off about that room.  We need to find out what’s going on.”
    “Ma-waugh,” Scout agreed.
    Katherine hurried back to the mansion, used her cell to enter a code to disarm the security alarm, and opened the door.  Sitting inside the door, Abra wore an excited