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“Last night, my apartment was tossed, I mean really ransacked. I’ve been moving about the city, moving every three to four hours, trying to find out if I got a tail. I’m going to ditch this phone and get some burners. I think someone is on to us.”
“Who?”
“Possibly the same people who did your place. In light of what you told me about your maintenance man, I’m a little freaked.”
“Yeah. You should be. You have some place to stay?”
“Working on it. Anyway, I’ll call you next on a burner, and I’m going to keep switching them every day.”
“I’d offer my place, but don’t think it’s a good idea. Keep me updated.”
“Okay, I’ll call you after your call. Are you going there?”
“Where, Capri?”
“Of course.”
“Nothing could keep me away. Even if it’s a bad idea.”
“That’s what I thought. Later.”
He hung up.
To be cautious, Dimitri picked up four burner phones all with California numbers. He also purchased six SIM cards for switching out.
The household wasin better shape today. The sisters went shopping with his dad’s money.
“I told them to bring home some beer and whiskey. Can’t promise anything good, but they’ll probably pick the beer for the pretty label and the whiskey based on the fancy bottle. That’s as far as their tastes go. Sorry.”
“No worries, Dad. How’s Mom doing today?”
“She had a good night. I think you being here was good for her.”
“Nice to hear. Should I go up?”
“She’d like that. I’m reading the paper. Let me know if she needs anything. Oh, and we have a home health care aide stopping by this afternoon. I guess with the drugs she’s on they have to monitor from time to time, making sure there isn’t a wild and crazy family getting high on her meds. I don’t know.”
He couldn’t even laugh at that one, as sad as it was.
His mother was staring out the window, unmoving, her gaze distant, and for a second, he thought she might have expired.
“Mom?”
She became present and beamed at his presence.
“Come, sit. Hold your mama’s hand for a minute.”
He did as he was told.
“Tell me honestly, how is your father doing? Are my sisters giving him a hard time about his dementia?”
“I haven’t seen that. But yes, they’re giving him a hard time. He doesn’t put his foot down like he should.”
“They can be a little over the top.”
“That’s putting it mildly. You know how power is. When it leaves, there’s a vacuum and other things move in. When he doesn’t take charge, they do, and they get territorial about it. But it’s out of love for you, and for him too. But I think they genuinely have compassion for him and his illness. I’ve not heard them bring it up once, and we’ve seen a couple incidents since I arrived, too. So I know they see it.”
“That relieves me greatly. Thanks for your honesty.”
