Or bodies, he snickered. Nobody will figure this one out, or pin it on me.
A quick check across each shoulder, then he slipped up the concrete steps, crossed over the wooden porch, and lifted the kit out of his pocket. The lock would only take a minute. Easy-peasy. The door cracked open, and he slipped inside. Now all he had to do was finish the job. He mounted the stairs one... step... at... a... time... He paused to admire his handsome black leather gloves. He clenched and unclenched his hands. His hands felt good. The leather made him strong.
Practice, practice--it makes you perfect, he snickered.
He hesitated in the upstairs hallway-two open doors and one closed. He chose the door on the right. One step inside. Silence. His foot sank into the rug. Another step. Another. He squinted at the sleeping face. People looked so different in the dark like this.His hands flexed, eager to do their job. This was the woman-not Miss Ruffled-shorts.
But she'd be next.
Jennifer Odom, 2003 Teacher of the Year, is a 40-year veteran teacher of elementary education. She has taught kindergarten through fifth grades in all subjects. For the last ten years she has incorporated video-production for her magnet school students at Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary, leading them to win many local, state and international video awards, as well as those in writing, and technology.
Named Florida Christian Writers Conference’s Writer of the Year for 2015, Jennifer writes human interest stories for her local newspaper, The Ocala Star Banner, and has also been published in Splickety and Clubhouse Jr. Magazines, as well as her church blog.
Her Award-winning Young Adult novel, Summer on the Black Suwannee is the first in a trilogy.
Connect with Jennifer online at http://jenniferodom.com/