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Chapter 33 - Tag I am it.

I walked out of my comfort zone to explore what possible solution was to the problem called Apple. I had always known about her infatuation about the incredible hulk. She has been useless in my attempts to blend in. Apple or dopey as I like to call her has been trying to her best to stop me. But my soft serve side has been very accepting of me since she married DD. So I should be more considerate of her. She actually found me victims so that I won't get caught. She became a cop to save my life. She has been very working overtime to make sure everything was right even when I was bitch. So as an olive branch I am going to solve the Apple issue. I hope I don't get busted.

I came downstairs to see Gusto playing video games with the ward. He gave her a pat on the head for beating him in Street fighter. He turned around and jumped when he saw me. I guess he can tell us apart just like the other residents in this house. The ward was a little nervous when she saw me. Her phone rang and she ran to answer it. She has been flirting with a boy lately.

I decided that I will find out about him. It turns out he was twenty one years old. That makes him a pedophile. I wanted to hurt him badly but that would alert dopey. I needed to know who was spying me on dopey's behalf. So until then I need to lay low. To make sure no suspects me I called it in. He was arrested and she was upset till she found out that he lures girls to his house and records whatever they do. She didn't talk to me for a day or two but then she came around.

To make peace we sat down to have lunch at a bistro when the hulk came to ask me if I was free this weekend. I reminded him that I am a married woman. I even showed him the wedding ring. He rolled his eyes and asked again. I gave him the get out of my face look. He got suspicious and looked into my eyes for a glimmer of hope but what he saw made him freeze. I laughed at his stupid reaction. He walked backwards slowly till he reached the wall. The ward stared at him for a moment and she gave me a look. I told her he just remembered that I am no longer his wife so he backed away. He will be back again. She asked me if there is any solution to this problem. I thought about it long and hard. The only solution I can think of is him in a strait jacket or a body bag. I shook my head and enjoyed my steak sandwich. The kid was curious about his expression. She didn't ask me why he did that. The incredible hulk walked back to his car.

I arrived at work and saw that the hulk was staring me with intense hatred. I gave him a similar look since he was the reason the other side became soft serve to begin with. She was strong till he came along and she became jelly. Now she is learning to be strong again. I am not gonna let him jeopardize that. I will deal with him later. Cheeky or Van pelt as my other self calls her arrived with hot chocolate. I thanked her for her kindness. She smiled and we left for a stake out. We ate Thai food as we kept an eye on a rape victim. She was getting death threats. Her dog was found with a slit on it throat. Her apartment was tossed and her car was bashed. She was scared that the person in question would break in and honor his or her promise.

We saw a strange looking man walking in. Even the security was gaping at him. He must have seen this guy before to have such a reaction. We decided to pretend that we were meeting our friend for girl's night. We were careful to make sure he wasn't suspicious. He tried to pick her lock to get into her apartment. She heard someone was at the door so they exchanged words. I knew that this was the guy we were looking for. So we charged at him. He tried to shoot at us. I shot back and he fell down and broke his arm. We cuffed him and called it in. The police arrived and the place became a circus.

She came to the station and gave us her statement. She saw that the hulk was staring at us. She asked me why he staring at her. I clarified that he is staring at me She happily leaned forward and asked if he was single. I told her he is single. I don't think he is interested in her. She said I am just jealous. I told her that he was my ex-husband and that he is a sucker for blondes. She asked me why we got divorced. I blurted out that he cheated on me with a fellow co-worker. She was sad to hear that.

I walked home to see that Gusto was bleeding on the floor. I ran to him only to get knocked out. I opened my eyes to see a perfect stranger holding a knife. I wasn't tempted to ask who he was. Because once he was dead he will be a blur in my memory. He had the nerve to ask me who I was and I didn't bother introducing myself. I have a name too in case you are wondering. It is not monster it is Zelda. I didn't bother telling him that. I cut the duct tape calmly with the blade I had hidden in the sleeve of my jacket. I made sure I did it carefully. I had to be sure he didn't notice. I kept smiling and Gusto woke up and moaned. It was the distraction I needed to attack him. I took my gun and shot him in between the eyes. He died immediately and I called Nine One One. My team said they will arrive when I come home so they can process the crime scene. I was about to open the door when Gus notice a camera on the intruder's glasses. I saw it too and realized that Apple has struck again. I am going to enjoy killing that wench. I hid the glasses before the police arrived.

The ambulance came to take Gusto to the hospital. I was told that I can't come with him. I showed the paramedic my badge. He was annoyed but he let me in. I sat with him as they tried to make sure he was treated till he reached the hospital alive. The doctor spend the next few hours trying to stop the bleeding. When he said he has done all he could I asked him if it was possible to sit with him. The doctor said that he will moved to observation and I will be allowed to see him in an hour. He asked me to get his things. So I ran to get whatever I felt he needed. I called Cheryl the ward and explained my situation and she said that she will stay with one of her friends for the night. I hailed a cab and called the guys.

I let the team into the house accepting that this was meant to be. The hulk was the first to walk in and he saw the decor. The others followed after and they were awed by the splendors. Their jaw was open so wide a bee colony could move in and make a hive big enough to make eight jars of honey. When they saw the picture of my second husband and the twins their faces sobered. The chief asked me to move out of the house for a day so she can have forensics go through the place. I had already hidden everything in the secret room in the basement so I am not concerned about them finding anything. I walked upstairs and pulled out a duffle bag for me and a backpack for Gusto. I walked into Cheryl's room and got a few of her stuff in a backpack.

When I walked downstairs they were watching a video of me and DD. Yes I call him that too. But my meaning is different from soft serve. DD for me is Danny Daring. Only because he likes to do things he normally wouldn't. I asked them what possessed them to go through my stuff without permission. They apologized for overstepping. Cheeky asked me if I miss DD. I lowered my head to imitate soft serve and I mentioned that it was the best days of my life. I would give anything to get it back. The hulk on the other hand snorted and shook his head. I reminded him that unlike him that likes to go around sleeping with loose women he had eyes on for me. So I like that about him so I would prefer him over the hulk any day. This infuriated him and I asked the chief to remove the hulk from my house. He was asked to handle a breaking and entering in city hall. He walked out like a kid whose candy was yanked from his hand. His partner was not far behind him trying to console him but failed.

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