The Case of the Photo Finish
“Nancy dived forward, catching Cheryl and Annelise in her outstretched arms and pushed them to the floor of the porch.
Behind her, Nancy heard a crash and the sound of shattering glass. Something cold splashed her leg and soaked into her sock.
Ignoring Cheryl’s and Annelise’s cries, Nancy called out, “You in the bushes! Come out right now, unarmed, or I’ll call the police!”
“No, please, don’t do that,” a familiar-sounding voice called out. “It’s just me!”
Nancy got to her knees and peered over t...he porch railing. Eric Land was ducking through the bushes, protecting his camera and long telephoto lens with his left arm. That was what she had thought was a gun barrel, Nancy realized. The crash had been the pitcher of lemonade breaking.
Eric got clear of the bushes and straightened up. “I’m sorry,” he called. “I didn’t mean to scare you.”
“Well, you did scare us,” Cheryl said, getting to her feet. She sounded furious. “What on earth did you think you were doing, hiding out there?”MoreLess
Behind her, Nancy heard a crash and the sound of shattering glass. Something cold splashed her leg and soaked into her sock.
Ignoring Cheryl’s and Annelise’s cries, Nancy called out, “You in the bushes! Come out right now, unarmed, or I’ll call the police!”
“No, please, don’t do that,” a familiar-sounding voice called out. “It’s just me!”
Nancy got to her knees and peered over t...he porch railing. Eric Land was ducking through the bushes, protecting his camera and long telephoto lens with his left arm. That was what she had thought was a gun barrel, Nancy realized. The crash had been the pitcher of lemonade breaking.
Eric got clear of the bushes and straightened up. “I’m sorry,” he called. “I didn’t mean to scare you.”
“Well, you did scare us,” Cheryl said, getting to her feet. She sounded furious. “What on earth did you think you were doing, hiding out there?”MoreLess
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