Cold Shot to the Heart
“She paced the apartment, tried his number again. When it went to voice mail, she ended the call.
The cat watched her from the futon, sensing her agitation. She went into the kitchen, opened a can of food for it, spooned it into the plastic bowl. The sound of the electric can opener usually brought the cat running, but this time it stayed where it was. I know how you feel, Crissa thought. I don’t think I could eat either.
She’d stored the .38 and the box of shells above a panel in the kitchen’s ...drop ceiling. Now she stood on a chair and took the gun out, fit the panel back in place. She got a package of thick brown rubber bands from the desk, wrapped four of them around the .38’s mother-of-pearl grips. They would steady the gun in her hand, keep it from slipping, prevent fingerprints as well.
She turned the gun over, felt its weight. She had never fired a weapon at anyone in her life, hoped to never have to. Guns were their own craziness, like drugs. Another distraction from the real work, from the calm and careful planning that set things in motion and made them pay off.MoreLess
The cat watched her from the futon, sensing her agitation. She went into the kitchen, opened a can of food for it, spooned it into the plastic bowl. The sound of the electric can opener usually brought the cat running, but this time it stayed where it was. I know how you feel, Crissa thought. I don’t think I could eat either.
She’d stored the .38 and the box of shells above a panel in the kitchen’s ...drop ceiling. Now she stood on a chair and took the gun out, fit the panel back in place. She got a package of thick brown rubber bands from the desk, wrapped four of them around the .38’s mother-of-pearl grips. They would steady the gun in her hand, keep it from slipping, prevent fingerprints as well.
She turned the gun over, felt its weight. She had never fired a weapon at anyone in her life, hoped to never have to. Guns were their own craziness, like drugs. Another distraction from the real work, from the calm and careful planning that set things in motion and made them pay off.MoreLess
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