Friday, June 13, 2014

All This and More: Break and Entry



"Oh, no!" Tina shivered. She spotted someone peering through the curtain on her door. "Not again! Please, God."

Tina glanced at the dead bolt and saw that the door was locked with the chain was in place. She ducked out of sight.

"This has to stop! What can I do?" The police had recently advised her that they were too busy to park outside to catch a petty thief. "I have a surprise for you, this time. You will not get away with this!" 

Tina's groceries had been disappearing and whoever was stealing kept returning for more. Other items had vanished too, including some things that females might steal. "Who am I feeding?" 

Tina tiptoed down the stairway and turned on her digital camera.

"Breathe. Stay calm." She removed the chain and unlocked the door. "This might be dumb!"  

She took a deep breath and listened carefully.

"Those are women's voices, not children. I don't recognize them either. Here goes!"

Tina opened the door, very quickly.

"Hey!" she said, with a smile.

A woman backed away, immediately.

"Another break and entry?"  she thought, spotting a second woman standing in the driveway. "There’s a child too, in a red stroller. It must be them, but I wonder why? They have to be desperate!"

The older woman quickly turned, walking away without one word. She paused beside the other woman and child.

"Too late, I got you, this time," Tina said, quickly snapping a picture.

"Mother, daughter and grand-child?" 

The older woman glanced back and whispered something. The young woman did not turn or look up, her head down with her attention appearing to be on the child.

"Embarrassed too, I see; caught, red-handed!"

Tina remained silent, as they disappeared around the corner moments later.

"I doubt you'll be back," Tina said aloud.

"It is definitely two women, older and younger, with a small child in a red stroller. One is wearing a long, light-colored, trench coat, the other a short, tan-colored jacket, both with long, blonde hair. One tall, one shorter; both are thin. All this and more; not good photography, but it will suffice."           

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