Melanie rung the doorbell and waited patiently until she heard the sound of footsteps heading down the stairs towards the front door. When the door opened she was met by a rather ordinary looking man, a few years older than her dressed rather casually in jeans and T-shirt.
"Um, Hi I'm Mel. We spoke earlier on the phone" She smiled politely.
"Yeah sure" the man replied "I'm Jed. Come in"
As Melanie stepped over the threshold Jed quickly shut the door behind her and seemed to wave his hand over the lock. She thought that a little odd but didn't question it as she began to look around the house. It was a little messy, but large and spacious and perfect for what she needed. She did notice a few strange looking books on his coffee table that looked like they might have been about occultism or something strange like that. One that caught her eye was titled The Joy of Transformation or something similarly odd. But she figured it was nothing to worry about. After all, it's not as if anything like that was real.
What Melanie didn't realise was that as she was checking out the house, Jed was checking out her - and he was more than happy with what he saw.
"Your room is the one upstairs and on the right" Jed advised "You can move in right away"
"That's great" Melanie beamed as she produced two months rent.
"Can I get you a drink?" Jed offered, politely.
"No, I'm fine thanks" Melanie answered "Do you mind if I go and take a bath?"
"Go right ahead" Jed smiled.