Red-Handed

She didn’t know what to do. So, she did the unthinkable. She stuffed the shards of broken plastic into a cheap paper bag and stumbled out into her densely wooded backyard.

She needed a good spot, a place to bury the evidence. To most, it was just a silly plaything, but not to her juvenile spouse.

“It’s a collectible, vintage. It’s worth a fortune,” she remembered him saying.

She found a secluded place and clawed furiously at the damp soil. Time ticked away.

Then, a twig snapped.

She closed her eyes, knowing she’d been busted.

“Whattaya doin’?” her husband asked.