BTT (#34) ~ 50 words from page 50

Deb @ Booking Through Thursday wrote:

"My brother-in-law turns 50 this weekend.  So, in his honor, please pick up your nearest book or whatever book you’re currently reading, and turn to page 50, and then share the first 50 words with the rest of us.   (Do feel free to round this off, to stop and start with complete sentences, though.)"

The Cat ~ by Edeet Ravel, 2013, fiction, 7/10

"They came once before, the police, on the third or fourth day, because I refused to open my door to whoever was there.  Lise-Anne, I think, or maybe one of her daughters — they all sound the same.  In any case, my visitor called the police and they announced themselves through the front door."