by mrsdwyer Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:00 pm
When I was in college I had a side job taking care of people's dogs and cats while they were away. Sometimes the families were kind enough to let me stay in their homes, especially if they were gone for weeks at a time. One group that I always worked with were my former high school teachers (I know... teacher's pet). My school was a converted mansion on Long Island, and many of the teachers had apartments in the old section of the estate. One night, the dog I was taking care of WOULD NOT SETTLE DOWN! She was whimpering and crying all night. Now, being the type A person that I am, I always made sure that each each light was shut off before I went to sleep. In the middle of the night, the dog woke me up. EVERY SINGLE LIGHT IN THE APARTMENT WAS ON! Wait? How did that happen? I know I had turned them off! So, I grabbed the dog and decided that we were leaving and driving to my parents' house... however, I needed to grab my things from the bathroom (stupidly, I was committed to not leaving my makeup bag behind!). The door was locked... from the inside. I literally threw the covers over my head and didn't move for hours... The next morning, the door that was locked the night before opened with a gentle turn of the handle. Was it all a dream, or something more??? DUN-DUN-DUUUUN!!!