The 13th Bureau

Two unlikely heroes emerge.

Image by Christine Hanna from Pixabay

“This is why people think we are lesbians, Helen.” I said pointing to the newest antique lamp that she had brought into our overstuffed apartment. It was frustrating to me that she had bought another antique without asking me about it first.

“Nobody thinks that we are lesbians. Everyone knows that we are just old.” She shook her head at me. She always wore her…