Die Softly


By Christopher Pike

He might have photographed a murder.

Herb just wanted to photograph the cheerleaders in the school showers. He planted his camera high in the corner where no one would see it, and rigged it with a homemade timer. He did this Thursday night, and he hoped by Friday night to have an exciting roll of film to develop.

But a girl dies Friday afternoon. On the surface it appears to be nothing more than a tragic car accident. But when Herb finally does collect his roll of film, he develops a picture that shows a shadowy figure sneaking up on the girl who dies- sneaking up with a baseball bat.

It makes Herb wonder if the girl was dead long before the car accident.

But unfortunately for Herb, he doesn't wonder if the murderer knows he took the picture.


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