New_Lives by Anel Viz

Author:Anel Viz [Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The weather turned nasty the day before the swap fair. That evening, while Larry was getting ready for his trip, the first thunderstorm of the summer broke. Rain pelted mercilessly against the windows, lightning seared through the clouds brightening the sky, followed almost instantly by a deafening clap.

Two open suitcases lay side by side on the bed, one empty, the other packed with his neatly folded clothes. Next to them he had put his half-packed toilet kit, an extra pair of shoes, and the sex toys he had brought down from the attic, all of them except Tricky, which Peck had identified as a valuable work of art, and the Mexican cojonicoitl, too fragile to bang around in a suitcase. No one would have wanted it, anyway.

Feeling restless, Larry looked at his watch. Maybe I should take in a movie, he thought. It's still early. I've plenty of time. He dumped his sex toys helter-skelter into the empty suitcase and snapped it shut. Then he put on a waterproof windbreaker and got his umbrella out of the closet.

* * * * About half an hour after he left, the window slid open and a man climbed stealthily in, dressed entirely in black—black jeans, a black turtleneck sweater, a black leather jacket and black leather gloves. He wore a black party mask over his nose and eyes. Heavy black stubble covered his face below the mask, more the result of not having shaved for a day or two than a true beard, and his close-cropped hair was also black. Without the black mask and clothing he would not have looked particularly sinister, for he was diminutive in stature and had a boyish build, lithe and slender, but athletic, with muscular arms and legs.

The intruder tiptoed around the room, then took out a flashlight and left to explore the rest of the house. He did not go up into the attic; he may not have noticed the trap door. Before long, he came back into the bedroom, lowered the window shades, flicked on the light, emptied the clothes from the open suitcase onto the floor, and proceeded to rifle through the closet and chest of drawers. He placed what valuables there were into the empty suitcase, then left the room to look for more, and kept returning with the loot he found—Jordan's VCR and DVD players from the living room, the clock radio, the silver from the kitchen, and other stuff.

The burglar turned his attention to the second suitcase, fumbling with the lock. It flew open, revealing its contents. "Now what the hell use is all this crap to me?" he guffawed. He slammed the suitcase shut, and began rummaging about the room to see if he had overlooked anything.

At that moment, Jordan walked into his room and smack-dab into the burglar. He had seen the light on in his room when he pulled into the driveway. While it was possible he had forgotten to turn it off, he knew for sure that he had not drawn the shades.

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