The Package Job

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The Package Job

PHOTO 3 old suitcases in a closet

WC 337

 

Shelly opened every draw and cupboard in the old tumbled down shack. She was just about to give up hope when she saw the chain for the pull-down attic stairs.

“It has to be up there. If it’s not I’m screwed.” Shelly pulled the chain and the stairs came down with an ominous groan. She climbed up.

The attic was small and there was a hole in the roof. Birds cooed at her as she moved a spider web away from her face.

“You guys wouldn't know where my package is would you? It’s in an old suitcase. Seen anything like that here?” Shelly moved slowly as she walked around the attic. She lifted a tarp and found a stack of old suitcases. “Why did I think this was an easy job? Yeah right!”

She tried to pull one out but when she pulled it the entire pile came down on top of her.

The birds squawked and flapped their wings but didn't fly away.

“Thanks for the support guys.” Shelly dusted herself off and chuckled.

She pulled a key from her pocket. She tried it in every lock and it fit the last one. She turned the key and opened the suitcase. The files she had been looking for were inside. She shut it back up and relocked it.

She got to the pull-down stairs when she realized she wasn't alone. “Whoever you are, I have what I came for and I'm just gonna leave now.”

There was a movement behind her then everything went black.

Shelly came to, sitting behind the wheel of her car. The house was burning. She looked around but didn’t see the suitcase. She checked her pocket the key was gone.

“Damn it!” Shelly slammed her hands on the wheel. She leaned her head against the wheel and sighed. I almost had it.

She looked for her phone, but it was gone. She turned on the engine and headed for the main road. She needed a gas station and a phone.