The Hodge

However, for Thomas, all of this didn’t matter at all. What really mattered to him was the handsome money he was being paid for the petty chores he did around the farm house. All he was expected to do was look after the premises and keep the confidentiality. Two days ago, he was informed that they would come in today and will be gone within the next two days, so he could take a leave. He was glad that he would be having some time off. By the time he returned, the owner and his guests would have left, leaving behind no trace save for a handsome tip and a thank you note by Mr Nico – his employer. What else could he possibly ask for?

He got into his old Nissan and turned to drive away. He was only around five yards out when he saw something strange move within the thickets of the trees. He thought that he saw a black panther but he just shed the thought away. Probably a calf from one of the ranches or a foal, there were a lot of free roaming horses up on the hills an