She Could Have Died

The man scrolled through the photos in the camera and didn’t see what he expected. He scowled. ‘Where did you hide them?’ ‘Hide what?’ ‘The photos.’ ‘What photos? I didn’t take any photos, I swear!’ He refused to believe her. ‘You followed us into the carpark. You’re dressed in black from head to toe. You got this professional-looking camera. What else could you have been doing?’ He eyed her up and down. ‘Do you have another camera? What about your phone? Hand it over!’ Kira threw up both hands. Why was the man being so stubborn? She gave him the camera. He saw for himself. Why couldn’t he just believe her? What more did he want? Kira wanted to curse him. ‘I didn’t take any photos of you.’ Kira raised her right hand. ‘I swear. I don’t even know you. Why would I take your pictures?’ ‘Then why are you carrying this camera?’ ‘I was planning to take pictures—’ ‘There, you just admitted it!’ Kira rolled her eyes. ‘You didn’t let me finish. I was planning to take pictures of celebrities, not