A piercing scream cut through the quiet night, ricocheted off concrete walls and echoed onto the city street. A hollow thud then gasp of air followed. It was the woman’s last breath.
A dark figure loomed over the body.
Bobby-Joe McKintock had just frightened his nosey, old neighbor to death; quite by accident, when in jest, he’d jumped out of the shadows.
A sinister laugh caromed through the night. Bobby-Joe glanced around then disappeared into the darkness before the backlash of what he’d done hit him.
Quiet fell upon the city street. The silence was deafening.
Sounds of sirens and gunshots ensued.
It was a ricochet that ended him.
As it turns out, the rebound effect is no joking matter!
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