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>As you told Hal, he directed your attention to the front yard.
>”Check it out.”
>Hal pointed at the car parked in the street, next to the mailbox.
>A nice four-door car. Simple and relatively new.
>And covered in tickets.
“Weird…”
>Hal confirmed there were days of fines adding up.
>And another probably on the way today.
“She normally do that?”
>Hal shrugged.
>”Took a trip, maybe?” He guessed.
>”But man… My car deserves better than that.”
>’My’ had that hint of venom from earlier.
>”Look there. Front tire’s low on pressure too.”
>”Bet those brake pads need replacing too.” The fox mused as you hoped the fence.
“Harry like his mother?” You asked, searching the front yard.
>Shaking his head, Hal looked around with you.
>”Course he does.”
>Garage closed…
>“He’s a kid…”
>Front door looked fine…
>”Wishes we were together all the time.”
>A few lights left on in the house…
>The backyard was a different story.
>Hal’s cantankerousness vanished in a heartbeat
>”That sure as hell wasn’t there the other day.” Hal declared.
>The sliding glass door was shattered.
>”You sure no one’s here?” Hal asked again.
>He was crouched low, hairs rose on his back and arms.
“Positive.” You answered, crouching down beyond the furthest shards.
>Broken glass spread all over the concrete, and around the patio furniture.
>”Someone broke out, not in.” Hal noted, exercising an extreme amount of care not to step on anything.
“Yeah.” You agreed, checking out the windows.
>Maneuvering around the glass was slow progress.
>You stepped carefully.
>Good reason to commission a pair of shoes…
>Nothing outside looked unlocked or amiss.
“Think maybe she-“
>”Don’t care.” Hal cut you off. “Only my boy matters.”
>Maybe it was a robbery.
>Maybe it was a vandal.
>But maybe, just maybe…
>What if the whole family transformed?
>Ex-family, anyway.
>Could’ve been a pet, possibly.
>But if those tickets on the car meant anything…