HIS WILLING TOY
He was talking to someone on the other end about some delivery.
When I got into the garden, I inhaled hard. It smelled of damp earth, the koi pond glinting in the morning light. I moved quickly, keeping low, until I reached the shed.
The padlock stared back at me, almost mocking me. I knelt, pulled out the hairpin, and bent it into a makeshift pick.
My hands shook, my pulse loud in my ears, but I worked the lock, twisting, feeling for the click. It took longer than I wanted, and sweat was already beading on my neck, but it finally gave, popping open with a soft snap.
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