“I told you never to contact me again,” Angela said into the receiver. “If you do not return what you stole I will tell everyone and I have proof.”
She hung up and noticed Victor watching from the doorway, but she dismissed his questions and told him to go to bed. A few minutes later he fell asleep on the sofa, unaware of what would happen next.
Their daughter Avery woke later to the sound of the front door opening. She walked quietly into the hallway and saw a familiar man entering the house. He often visited and always wore dark blue shirts while bringing her candy.
It was her uncle Daniel.
Angela’s voice rose in shock, then fear. A heavy sound echoed through the house and silence followed. Avery hid inside the hallway closet trembling while she watched through the slats as Daniel moved toward the living room where Victor slept.