The burglary

Short Stories series

Prologue

"Sometimes the shackles of oneself are worse than those of others."

Ahmed Mostafa

The burglary

The plan

Selena packed her last tools for her job in her backpack.

She was ready.

The moon in this dark night was still covered with cloud's and an warm wind was blowing from south.

She reached her black gloves from her bug in her shoulder as she started walking.

It was silence night and no cars was passing from this side road not so far away from the main highway gas station.

This road was between the borders of the New Mexico state and California's.

It was unlikely there to come across someone so late in the night.

And Selena knew about that.

She wore her long running pants and her fit running T-Shirt both raven black in colour.

She needed to be stealthy and flexible.

It was a hot summer night and everything seemed quite.

But she was expecting action and adrenaline tonight in her mission.

She headed with quick light steps towards a light that appeared from the pitch black darkness.

It was an isolated house nearly hundred metres afar from her.

A small forest cover the terrain between them.

For her the darkness wasn't so dangerous or uncomfortable.

She was like a cat in her usual environment.

After few minutes she crossed the short distance that separated her from her mysterious destination.

She was almost running in the shade's of the forest but carefully stopped every time when she crossed an expose opening.

She listened carefully before continuing her course again in the shadows.

The possibility of a sudden danger was always open. But she considered the darkness her ally.

She reached the wall behind the isolated dark house.

The moon suddenly realised from the dark clouds which kept it unseen and throw his pale light to her.

The woman was a little short in high but her shapely frame was obviously athletic and flexible.

She was brunette with her long hair braided behind her back and large rich brownie eye's.

Her eyes was also dark shadowed and slightly angled like cat's.

The smooth shine of her light brown skin was mainly from the worm sunny place where she had grown up.

But if somebody observed her face she could see the young of her age.

She was an attractive young woman with cute high cheekbones and barely twenty years old.

She observed the challenging rough stone wall that was at least ten feet tall from the ground.

She slowly wore her full face mask.

Then with quick determinant moves she started climbing using every foothold her dainty feet could find in the wall.

She passed the top and fell softly in the grass in the opposite side.

Then she started approaching the dark bulk of the large house in front of her.

Inside the deserted house

She knew that there was no dogs around waiting for her.

Selena reached one small window in the backyard of the house which was the only one without iron bars.

It didn't take long for her to opened it.

She step lightly inside the dark room.

She stayed very steel huddled near the window.

A few more minutes passed like this. Not a move from her.

Not a breath.

A silver beam of moonlight walked towards the window igniting every corner and created strange shade's in the empty room.

She listened for every sound that could show that her presence was detected.

Many times before she had experienced tense moment's like them.

This kind of adventures was her way of life for long time now ...

Finally she took of her small athletic shoes and socks.

Barefooted and cat walking slipped silently deeper inside the house.

"The house is silent as a grave "she thought with a wry smile.

She had observed the house for many days and never show anybody around.

She reached another door which she unlock skilful and with almost no sound.

In front of her now was another room bigger than the previous but with very little furniture around.

Only one glassy table and a large wooden closet was in the left side of the room.

But in the right corner concealed by the night shadows was a large red vault.

"Ok time for work now" ... she whisper softly to herself as her eyes shine with excitement and anxiety.

She opened her black backpack and with her tools started to test the combinations.

Usually this part didn't take her more than five minutes.

But she couldn't do it this time.

This time she found a real problem.

At some point although she hear a sharp crack.

The volt opened.

Inside a bunch of papers layed in a thick pack alongside with few scattered note's.

She took them without searching for anything else.

With a quick glance with her small torch she checked them and a satisfied smile was appeared in her lips.

She didn't need anything else.

She was a professional after all and her payment was about this documents.

Quickly she put them in her bag and prepared to turn when suddenly a shiny object picked her attention.

It looked like diamond but with a strange maroon colour.

She bit her pale pink lips hesitated of what she should did.

Unconsciously she started playing with her hair.

Her curiosity was stronger than her caution at times and she knew it.

At last with a confident movement she stretch her slender hand to catch it.

"Just to saw what is it anyway" she thought quickly.

She didn't realise that the large closet behind her had began to open silently.

She continued stared the strange object which had a magnetized effect on her.

But as she touched it with her delicate fingers a wire ensnared her wrist tightly.

It was a trap !

She never before experience something like that.

She shocked and her frail body paralysed from fear.

A strong wide body came behind her.

Then a large gloved hand pushed something against her mouth and nose cutting her air supply.

She felt the wet cloth and a strong chemical stench paralyzed her body.

Few seconds passed which seemed like ages.

Struggled with her free hand tried to grab and scratch the attacker face with her claws but it was just too late for that.

Her movements became more and more weak.

"I was expecting you my beauty "she herd in a cold mocking voice of a man near her ear.

After everything became black for her.

She fell limp with her cheeks touched the cold floor.