The first rule of his business was never to fraternize. Do not get involved with your target and never make yourself memorable. Do the job. Get in, get what you came for, and get out. Friendships were only complications.
That was what it meant to be a world-class thief, and he was the best that you’ve never heard of.
But it was cold, living in the dark. He was tired of standing in the shadows and watching light and life pass him by. He was bored of trinkets. He wanted to steal hearts.
And hers was just waiting for him.

Image in today’s post is “Masked Ball at the Opera” By Edouard Manet, shared under the public domain.

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Everyday Drabbles © 2024 by Hugh J. O’Donnell is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 

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