The Uninvited

‘I said I’m hungry!’ he shouts. Then heshifts to the deep archaeopteryx voice.‘Hoskoth, oi sod oi om still hongra!’It’s a command.Due to the unexpectedly high number ofemergencies, we can respond only tolife-threatening situations. Check thatthe situation you are calling about islife-threatening. If it is not, you musthang up. If you stay on the line, your callwill be put in a queue.I lived in this house long enough toknow that normally at this time on aSunday there is a loose pattern of activityin the street. You’ll see the last shopperscoming home, the first cinema-goersheading out, a few kids on bikes andskateboards in the sinking light. But when