Last night I was trying to fall asleep - I've been aching a lot because of the weather change and other things.

It was just after 11, Pumpkin's sister called him, while he was yakking on the phone I heard a loud drawn out female scream, then silence.  Then another scream, then silence.  Pumpkin finally hung up, I told him about the scream.  He commented how the area is changing again, I agreed ... seems more bad than good people are moving in around me.  It's the apartments.

Then I heard the sirens approaching - I have supersonic hearing ... probably something to do with my lack of vision.  I listened intently, then told Pumpkin when they turned down the street behind my house - that's when they turned off their sirens.  There were at least two ... it was quiet for a minute, but the security light in the alley kept going on and off.  Then in the distance I heard another police car ... and what was that, an ambulance?

Of course Pumpkin couldn't hear them until they were much closer - the ambulance was more difficult to distinguish for him ... so I just gave him a play by play "Okay, they are coming down H ... they just passed my street, now they are going to turn off their sirens and come down Maple ... Listen ... did you hear the officer's radio?"  A bit later "Listen, one patrol car is leaving now".

Then it was quiet, but I laid their wondering what had happened until I fell asleep.