128 - Greetings From Hell

“Hey, Princess.”

Josh’s excited voice called from the other side of the line as the call connected. “Just got back to town. Should be with you in not more than an hour.”

“Okay. See you there.” Lola said as the phone beeped. She tucked a falling strand of red hair behind her ear and squatted by the side of her desk. Pulling the drawer open, she took out a familiar golden chain with a ring pendant on it and pushed the drawer back inside.

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“Hi, a reservation for Lola Coker please,” Lola said and waited as the restaurant’s attendant checked through the reservation list. It didn’t take long before her reservation was confirmed and he looked up at her again.

“This way, miss.” The male attendant ushered with a smile, then he led the way to a table for two at the curve of the room.

Lola settled into the comfortable seat, She opened her bag one more time to check for the little pouch containing the pendant and sighed on seeing that it was still very much in place.

“Bo!.” A voice scared from