CHAPTER 25
By now the afternoon was coming to a close. The summer evening would soon be upon him. He watched her home from atop a hill behind some trees that were splayed along the roadside. There’s no way he would be spotted from here – with all the trees behind him. But he had to wait for the opportunity to carefully sneak into the yard without being detected. Once she was done – completely done – he would storm in through the back gate.
Mrs. Lara had packed her laundry basket to the top with a smattering of white sheets, blouses, and towels, but she was not alone, the creature was there with her – as Daisy had said. An invisible partner hanging invisible clothes in unison with the middle aged woman. She took her time snapping the clothes on the clothes pins, carefully and perf
