Security

 

Furtively, he glanced out the window. Something had set the motion sensor light off in the yard.

Holding his breath without realizing it, he scanned every inch of the illuminated lawn.

Nothing.

He had set the sensitivity so just a possum, stray cat or racoon wouldn’t set it off. No, it would have to be something bigger. At least six times bigger. What the hell could it have been?

Finally shrugging, he let the curtain fall back into place and turned back to the TV.

Outside, the six racoons crept back into the yard to practice making their pyramid again.