“Twiggy, wait up. Where are you going?”

“It’s a good day to be outside. Not too hot.”

“I agree. What are you looking at?”

“I’m not looking. More like feeling.”

“What do you mean feeling?”

“I have this feeling we are not alone.”

“Not alone? What are you saying?”

“Go over to the end of the fence and look around the corner.”

“Is this errand dangerous? What is over there?”

“I don’t think it is anything you can’t handle.”

“That doesn’t give me much comfort. Why don’t you come look?”

“I need to be your backup is why.”

“Okay, I’ve looked. There is nothing there.”

“Nothing you can see, you mean.”

“Nothing is nothing. What’s this all about?”

“I think we have had an interloper in the yard.”

”

“Well, you have me spooked enough. I’m going in.”

“Oh, come on. Like you said, it’s nothing.”

“Nope. I’ve learned that if you think it is something, it’s something.”

“Okay, I’ll confess. I was just getting you ready for Halloween.”

“Well, you did a good job of giving me the willies.”

“This is going to be a good year. You are so easy.”