@VinceCharlie 5 April 2022 edited

A mischief too many.

Image https://unsplash.com/photos/jX6WXNkvsPs Date: Tuesday, April 5th 2022. ***Prompt: He didn't reply and immediately she thought: they've got him and now they're coming for me.*** It was dark, with no person in sight. At least, so it seemed at the time. She was just about to perform her magic by opening the gate to the Brian's property. Surprisingly, the lock was stiff and difficult to budge and time was running out. To her left was her partner in crime, Tim - he was keeping an eye out for the watchman, at that point he must have wondered how his best friend, Tracy, managed to convince him to go along with her menacing idea. It may not strike her as dangerous, but he couldn't bare the thought of getting caught and probably put in bars. Meanwhile, Tracy was having trouble with the lock she is so often good at picking. Her shaky hands were letting them both down. It was not the first time they went on an expedition like this one - so they called it, but somehow in a very long time they both weren't feeling as comfortable as they normally would. Suddenly a flash of light could be seen heading towards their direction. Now, more than ever Tim was frantic. "Hurry with the bloody lock, will you?", he whispered. "I am trying my hardest here, Tim". "How can this thing be so difficult", she complained. The footsteps that seemed to be a couple of feet away gradually closed in on them. "It has to be now, or never!", she thought. And finally it budged. She hurried into a cart some steps from the gate, and gestured that Tim run into the same space she was in. "At long last!", he said covering his face with both his hands. They took a moment to catch their breaths and, after awhile Tracy peeked through the tiny hole on the wooden cart. The area wasn't fully scoped due to the small hole she looked from, but she concluded within herself that the danger had passed. "Let's get a move on then, you cry baby", she teased. "W... would you rather I die before being a little considerate for who I am?", he asked. "No. I would rather you stay alive and help me in many more of my quests", she mocked. Tim had succumbed to the fact that there is no changing her. She was a conniving, yet stupendously bright young girl. Although her recklessness would be her greatest undoing, however when all is said and done she somehow finds a way out for the both of them in the end. At least, that was what he thought would happen. "This time we're going to be releasing all the horses in the stables", she said. Her determined look almost got Tim dumbfounded. His intense gaze was enough to knock her off the cart onto the dry land. "What is it?", she asked. "Are you mad!", he exclaimed. "We would get caught you stupid girl, and then what, another conquest in your many expeditions?", he stopped. "I can't stay here a minute longer", he said. "Listen Tim, we'd just go about opening the doors the horses are held in, that's all. Nothing to it", she explained. Tim knew that once he doesn't follow through with her plan she'd only make fun of his cowardice and go alone. He wore a worried look on his face. Although his mind was telling him to heed his instincts, his head wanted to believe that they would stand a chance of escaping together. Greetings! Hi. It's almost midnight and today like yesterday was hectic. But, i was able to read a couple of Articles though. Especially @meitanteikudo 's... I was able to use his prompt for this story. It took me almost forty minutes though. I wasn't as quick or as good a writer as he is. I would blame it on the distraction here but, nah I wasn't just thinking quickly enough. :D Regardless, I hope you enjoyed it. Ooh! And I broke it in two parts. I would finish up tomorrow as I'm almost past bedtime. You can use the same prompt too, if you want. (Tell me what you think of it in the comment section). Thank you for sticking with me Until we read again. ✌️💐 Follow me on: ***noise.cash*** https://noise.cash/post/9z0r37gc306kz