Creative Writing: Strangers In The Dumpster

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He was now ready for act two, Peeking out through a small crack in the boards that were nailed to the windows to keep people out it was but a few minutes when he heard the police car pull up. He watched the patrol car driving slowly as their spotlight searched the outside of the building. The windows boarded with half decayed panels of wood, glass and debris covered the yard. Jesse ducked as a beam of light flashed over his head through the cracks in the boards. He questioned, it didn’t make much sense to board up the windows and not block the doorway entrances. Perhaps the Hobos had knocked them down and used the building to sleep in.

The police drove cautiously around the building. He was not going to let them pass by with merely a routine …show more content…

Gilbert entered the old building using the same entrance that Jesse found the front door. He moved slowly, each step as if on eggs. “This is it,” Jesse thought. “I’ve got to put Plan B into action.” You see, Jesse figured out every possibility, anticipating that Kaye might not fall directly into his trap. He had to move to an alternate plan that included how to dispose of Gilbert. It was too bad this guy had to walk into a trap set for someone else, but those were the breaks, and that’s what he was going to do to Officer Kaye...break every bone in his …show more content…

Gilbert was convinced that nobody was in the building. He had done a very thorough check before putting his gun back into its holster. He peeked around the room as if playing [Hide and seek] expecting to surprise anyone moving in the shadows. Jesse remained still until he saw the officer leave the room. He wanted to be absolutely sure that Gilbert had relaxed. The man headed toward the front door...passing directly by Jesse. Jesse remained still waiting for the right moment to bolt from the blue on the officer. He knew he would never think to look under an upside-down trash barrel. It was easy for Jesse to see what was going on because of the many holes in the barrel. In a building where nothing was in place, the turned up barrel hardly looked out of

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