Omniscient Leaps by Kimberly Slivinski

Author:Kimberly Slivinski [Slivinski, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimberly Slivinski
Published: 2012-09-11T05:00:00+00:00

11. Entrapment

I prayed this would be the last time I’d be digging up my safe. If I could find a trustworthy individual to hand the evidence over to, I was certain Fred Parton would be locked away for a very long time. My strategy for narrowing down whom I could trust was not something I had thought out. I planned to make my way down to the police station and observe the officers at work.

My hooded sweatshirt masked my face slightly as I held on to my mom’s bag stuffed with the envelope of tapes. I was thankful that it was late afternoon and the weather wasn’t too warm. I had worked up a sweat digging in the woods and the sweatshirt wasn’t helping matters.

The charming downtown street lined with stores, restaurants and small alleyways was buzzing with people. The unexpected event taking place was an added security I hadn’t expected. Our rural Pennsylvania town generally wasn’t deserted, but on any given day there were usually only a few people scattered around. Our diminutive populous is what made it easy for Fred Parton to take the measures he did against the petty criminals.

After doing my research, I realized he generally arrested people from out of town. It made sense. Who would believe a thief who wasn’t from around here? Moreover, if Fred mistreated too many people from Kenton, the local citizens would become suspicious. He had worked out the perfect plan to make himself look good or so he thought.

I pulled my hood down and made my way into the police station lobby. All the employees and their positions were listed on the wall. It definitely simplified things for me. The police chief’s name wasn’t one I recognized. I assumed he was older and long gone in present day time. I walked up to the front desk and was greeted by a friendly young woman.

“I was wondering if I could speak to the police chief,” I asked hesitantly. I wished my confidence about the case would have provided me with the strength to sound tough; thankfully the girl didn’t even seem to notice I was nervous.

“I’m sorry sweetie, but they are about to have a parade on the strip. The chief is part of the show. You should go outside and watch. Maybe you can come speak with him tomorrow.” She couldn’t have been more than a year or two older than me and although her tone wasn’t condescending it still irked me. Maybe I was just upset that my plan wasn’t working out as smoothly as I’d hoped.

“Thanks, I’ll do that,” I said as I headed out the door.

At least I understood why a crowd had gathered on the streets. It appeared to be a Shriners parade. I scoped the area until I found several police officers waiting on their motorcycles. The police chief was standing beside his employees laughing and patting backs. He appeared trustworthy, and my gut generally warned me when something was amiss. I couldn’t exactly hand him the envelope in public.

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