Grave Intent
“Wilson asked, turning in circles like a pup trying to get sight of its tail.
“I—I don’t know.” Michael placed the side of his shoe alongside one of the prints. It was nearly twice the width of his foot. “But get a load of this.”
Wilson let out an exasperated huff. “What? He piss on the floor?” He went over to Michael and examined the indicated section of carpet. “Damn!”
“Yeah.”
“No way that old man could’ve left those. He was too puny.”
“I know.”
Michael and Wilson stared at each other quizzica...lly, then Wilson quickly slid a shoe across the carpet, erasing the depression.
“Screw it,” Wilson said. “The bigger deal is where’d the bastard go? He didn’t go past us, so what’d he do? Go through the wall?”
Michael shoved a hand through his hair. His father was right. Without windows or doors near the corner of the hall, there was no immediate escape route. Michael thought about the black shadow he’d chased earlier, the one that resembled the flap of a coattail— similar to the coattails on the mourning suit worn by the old man.MoreLess
“I—I don’t know.” Michael placed the side of his shoe alongside one of the prints. It was nearly twice the width of his foot. “But get a load of this.”
Wilson let out an exasperated huff. “What? He piss on the floor?” He went over to Michael and examined the indicated section of carpet. “Damn!”
“Yeah.”
“No way that old man could’ve left those. He was too puny.”
“I know.”
Michael and Wilson stared at each other quizzica...lly, then Wilson quickly slid a shoe across the carpet, erasing the depression.
“Screw it,” Wilson said. “The bigger deal is where’d the bastard go? He didn’t go past us, so what’d he do? Go through the wall?”
Michael shoved a hand through his hair. His father was right. Without windows or doors near the corner of the hall, there was no immediate escape route. Michael thought about the black shadow he’d chased earlier, the one that resembled the flap of a coattail— similar to the coattails on the mourning suit worn by the old man.MoreLess
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