COLLECTOR’S ITEM

“Hurry up.” Tom whispered “Done” Harry unlocked the door. “Get in.” “You go upstairs. I’ll run a check down here.” Tom said Ten minutes later. “Rooms and toilets, clear.” Harry ran his flashlight down the stairs. “Let’s get started. We’ll bag in the heavy items first, cash after that.” Tom handed over a plastic bag to Harry. “There’s more than ten items to bag. He’s a rich man.” Harry turned around, “Tom! Tom!” He whispered aloud. “Harry, come in here.” “Tom, get out of the kitchen and get to work.” “Come in here now.” Yellow light glowed in the dark from inside the kitchen. “This better be worth it.” Harry walked into the kitchen “Look” “What the…” Harry went closer “What the hell? Open the fridge.” “It’s empty.” He closed the fridge. “Are these of the owner?” Pointed at the freezer “But we checked. He left town this afternoon. This could be somebody else’s…” “I don’t need this scary shit.” Tom closed the freezer, “Let’s get out of here. Forget all the items. We’ll get a different house tomorrow.” “No way; I won’t leave until I’m done here.” “High risk involved Harry” “No risk. He can’t report a robbery to the police. When they search his house, they’ll find what he’s hidden in the freezer.” “He could put it on us. Tell the police that we did this.” “Why did you even go into the kitchen? Priceless cutlery?” “It’s 3 AM. I tried to keep myself awake with a snack.” “Let’s get back to work and get the hell out of here.” “We should leave now.” “What, you scared Tom? Are you scared? Let me check, did you wet your pants?” “Aren’t you the least bit worried about this? A freezer with a human body cut into pieces and wrapped into separate plastic bags and all you can think about is how fast we can rob this place.” “Yeah, he’s a mad scientist. Now close the damn freezer and get to work or there’ll be one more body cut up into pieces tonight.” “Make that two more.” A voice spoke in the dark. Their eyes fell upon a man at the entrance of the kitchen. A gun pointed at them. “Shit. The owner.” Harry raised up his hands, “But he left this afternoon.” “Fresh blood” Said the man, “We’ll be one big happy family” Darts shot through the darkness of the night. He pulled out the darts from their necks. “Beautiful.” He stuck his nose to Tom’s head and took a large sniff. “Young blood” His eyes shined in the dark “More freezers in the basement. Let’s go.” The night slept upon the sounds of the butchered.