Concealed
The intruder shouted.
His car door was now sealed and he stood just steps from the front porch, where Mom still refused to open the screen door. His glinting leather jacket bounced off some matching shoes and faded blue jeans matched the blue hints in his eyes while his sunglasses rested comfortably on the top of his head, hidden in the mass of his thick, brown hair.
But what froze the air in Terra’s lungs was the sight of a bulky, black gun squeezed in his palm.
Terra dove out from her safe location behind the house and grabbed the long wooden pole supporting the rickety stairs providing the only path to the front door.