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- Author: Mary Stone
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On Sundays, Sam Faulkner had a ritual. And much to his Catholic
mother’s chagrin, that didn’t involve attending mass.
Sam wasn’t a religious man. To him, Sundays were a day for silent
reflection…on the week’s sales numbers. He’d close Faulkner’s Guns &
Ammo by four, send everyone home, lock the doors, and settle in for an
evening of bookkeeping. A tumbler of bourbon in his hand, the tempting
scent of souvlaki wafting in the air from the Greek restaurant two doors
down, and stacks of paperwork spread across the counter.
April fourth.
Sam double-checked the date his employee had listed on the
background check for a customer looking to buy a Sig Sauer P365. He
didn’t have to review his team’s PICS requests—the Pennsylvania Instant
Check System was online, and most mistakes errored out quickly.
He did it anyway.
Sam reviewed every piece of documentation going in and out of his
shop. Selling firearms was serious business, and he sure as hell wouldn’t let
a clerical error cost him his shop.
With a wife and two daughters to consider in a tanking economy, he
knew his family wouldn’t survive on Tammie’s salary alone. Sam had
college funds to consider for his girls to receive all the opportunities they
needed for their futures.
His business couldn’t just follow the rules, couldn’t just cover monthly
expenses—it had to thrive.
Faulkner’s Guns & Ammo was dead quiet. Sam groaned as he lifted his
head, his neck sore from hours spent hunched over the showroom counter.
The office would’ve been a more logical place to work, but the air
conditioning didn’t reach back there, and the tiny desk left little room to
spread out.
Anyway, the shop was empty, and he had all evening. Tammie and the
girls knew not to expect him home before midnight on Sundays. He’d make
up the lost time with them during the summer. Take the family on a
vacation while the girls had their break from school.
Glancing around the showroom, Sam smiled with pride. Unlike his
competitors, who stuffed their shops like they were planning for
Armageddon, Sam avoided clutter, which he believed led to better sales.
Black steel against white walls. Give buyers too many choices, and analysis
paralysis sent them back out the door with their money still in their pockets.
And with his setup, he could see customers from every angle, no matter
where they stood.
Sam had just finished reviewing the distributor invoices when the lights
went out.
He counted to ten. The backup generator normally didn’t take long to
kick in. He’d installed it to make sure his alarm system remained
functional. Couldn’t be too careful. But when he got to twelve, the darkness
lingered.
Tiny hairs on the back of Sam’s neck tingled. The generator should’ve
kicked in. He’d tested the system last week.
Any second now.
The generator remained silent.
He was just pushing to his feet when a crash reverberated up the
hallway like a thunderclap. It sounded like a box of ammo cans tipped over
in the stockroom, but that wasn’t possible. Not by itself.
Ominous silence followed.
Someone was in the store.
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