#WritcoStoryPrompt18
The mouse crept through the silent house in search of its nightly meal. It's ears pricked at the scream, causing it to stand on its hind legs to spot the source. When the body came crashing down, it scampered away with its tiny heart beating fiercely.

A woman with pursed lips and eyes too bright to be called sane looked at the man she had just pushed down the stairs with almost a hint of...