Creative Writing: The Bank Sniper
After what seemed like an eternity, the ground flattened when he reached the top. A dozen more steps gave the thief a view of the fence. He silently cursed since all he saw was corn. Turning to his right, the criminal eased his way down the fence line. The dark blob ahead solidified into the barn when it was closer. At last he had eyes on the house, which was completely dark. A small sigh left his lips when he sat on a log and began to wait.
Trey's head nodded from dozing off. From long practice, the bank robber resisted the urge to jerk his head up as he awoke. The heat and the almost hypnotic sound of the insects had put him under. The ex-soldier grinned, remembering watching his father nod off during deer season. The head would go down, down, down, …show more content…
Somebody was moving down from the knoll. The figure wiggled backward in the prone position, rising to hands and knees and then further below the peak of the knoll, rose to their feet. Trey was concerned that he hadn't detected the watcher considering the length o time he had been here. The spotter slung a rifle, pack and another bundle, then took a long look around the area.
Sniper 1, as the bank robber designated the intruder, was over confident to have slung his rifle. It almost seemed he carried all his worldly goods with him. Did that mean he didn't trust the other group members, or was he on his own? Sniper 1 walked away at an easy pace, keeping the high ground between himself and the farmhouse area. The direction he traveled was vaguely north, toward the rear of the farm, but angled toward the east.
The ex-soldier watched to his right as the figure disappeared from sight among the bushes and small trees. Aware Sniper1 might be watching his back trail from cover, Trey wiggled backward much as his prey had done. The bank robber moved from one piece of concealment to the next, traveling parallel to the watcher's line of
Trey's head nodded from dozing off. From long practice, the bank robber resisted the urge to jerk his head up as he awoke. The heat and the almost hypnotic sound of the insects had put him under. The ex-soldier grinned, remembering watching his father nod off during deer season. The head would go down, down, down, …show more content…
Somebody was moving down from the knoll. The figure wiggled backward in the prone position, rising to hands and knees and then further below the peak of the knoll, rose to their feet. Trey was concerned that he hadn't detected the watcher considering the length o time he had been here. The spotter slung a rifle, pack and another bundle, then took a long look around the area.
Sniper 1, as the bank robber designated the intruder, was over confident to have slung his rifle. It almost seemed he carried all his worldly goods with him. Did that mean he didn't trust the other group members, or was he on his own? Sniper 1 walked away at an easy pace, keeping the high ground between himself and the farmhouse area. The direction he traveled was vaguely north, toward the rear of the farm, but angled toward the east.
The ex-soldier watched to his right as the figure disappeared from sight among the bushes and small trees. Aware Sniper1 might be watching his back trail from cover, Trey wiggled backward much as his prey had done. The bank robber moved from one piece of concealment to the next, traveling parallel to the watcher's line of