Pixie Dust (Pixie Dust Chronicles 1)

“I don’t know. Where are we going?” He replied.

“Ugh! You’re impossible!” I yelled as I started stomping down the sidewalk towards my building.

“I can be just as stubborn as you can.” He shouted.

I unlocked the back door to my building and tried closing it behind me. To my dismay, Vance caught it and was hot on my trail. I ran up two flights of stairs and down the hall to my apartment door. When I stuck my key in the door I said, “You can’t possibly think I’m going to let you inside? You can’t just walk into someone’s house uninvited you know.”

“Watch me.” He said, throwing my words back in my face.

I turned the doorknob and he pushed it wide open, forcing his way in. “You can’t do this! I’ll call the cops.” I cried.

“I am the cops, sweetheart.” He said. “I’m just here trying to get some more information for the investigation.”

“You are such a liar!” I screamed. “This has nothing to do with that and you know it. Why do you insist on pressing the issue?”

“Why do you insist on fighting me?”

“I’m taking a shower!” I yelled. I locked myself in the bathroom and turned on the shower. I took off my bikini, stepped under the spray and stayed in there until the water started to run cold. While drying off, I realized that I didn’t have any clothes in here. Goddammit! Wrapping the towel around my body, I crept out of the bathroom. I caught a glimpse of Vance in my kitchen, helping himself to my last Corona. Bastard!

I shook my head in frustration and walked into my bedroom slamming the door. I threw on a blue tank top with some denim shorts, flopped onto my bed, and screamed into a pillow. “I can stay in here all day you know!” I yelled through the door.

“So can I!” He replied. “At least I have plenty of food and entertainment out here to keep me busy.”

I sat there, contemplating whether or not I could safely drop from my bedroom window. I’m guessing probably not since I was on the top floor. I thought about calling Erica to come to my rescue but I remembered that my phone was in the kitchen. Damn him!

I tossed and turned on my bed until I fell asleep at some point. I was awaken by the sound of the buzzer. I looked at my alarm clock and saw that it was a quarter before nine. What the hell? I moved over to the door and listened.

“Who’s there?” Vance called.

“Gino’s Pizza.” A man replied.

He ordered pizza? Who does this guy think he is? My stomach growled, reminding me that I haven’t eaten all day. I heard Vance buzz the guy in. This might be my only opportunity to grab the phone! As soon as I heard him open the door to let the delivery guy in, I ran to the kitchen. I grabbed my phone off the counter and ran back down the hall, locking myself back in the bedroom.

“You want some pizza?” He asked through the door. “You can have some if you come out and talk to me. It looks really good.”

I sat on my bed ready to call Erica. Shit! How would she get in? There’s no way that Vance would buzz her in. It’s not like she’s strong enough physically or magically to force her way through. Suddenly the proverbial light bulb went off over my head. Oh this is too good! You wanna play dirty Vance? I’ll show you dirty….

I called Pixie Dust and Roxy answered the phone. I asked her to connect me with Leo. “Hello my sweet. This must be my lucky day. I was just thinking about you.” He said in a husky voice.

“Hi Leo. I need your help.” Nothing like getting straight to the point.

“Anything. What can I do for you?”

“Well, to make a really long story short, I’ve been locked in my apartment all day with Vance because he insists on having a conversation that I really don’t want to have. He refuses to leave so I’ve barricaded myself in my bedroom. I haven’t eaten all day and I really need to get out of here. You’re the only person I could think of who could help.”

“Oh my dearest Karli, I would not miss this opportunity for the world. I’ll be right there.” Wow, I could practically see his shit eating grin through the phone.

“Wait Leo, there’s one more thing. I’m not sure how you’re going to get past the locks. There’s one on the exterior door to my building and a deadbolt on my front door. My keys are out in my living room with Vance so I wouldn’t be able to toss them down to you. Do you have any ideas?”

“The locks will not be a problem.” He said confidently. “I’ll be there as soon as I can get someone to cover for me here.”

“Thank you Leo.” I said before hanging up. I packed an overnight bag while I was waiting, just in case. I think I was just starting to wear a hole in my carpet from pacing when I heard a scuffle in the living room.

“What the hell? What the fuck are you doing here asshole?” Vance shouted. I listened carefully waiting for confirmation of Leo’s arrival.

“Karli called me. Do you really think such obscenities are necessary Vance?”

Yes! There it is! I walked out of my bedroom with my overnight bag on my shoulder. I grabbed my purse and keys from the living room and stood next to Leo. “I asked him to come get me.” I said in my most surly tone. “I told him I was being illegally imprisoned in my own home.” Ha! Take that jerkface!