A is for answers

It was well after dark and the break in the silence startled Big Bird momentarily, It was Gordon with Elmo right on his heels.

“I’m glad you found the place.” Said Gordon

“You were right, it would take a miracle for anyone to stumble on this, it’s perfect. How are you Elmo?” Bird said hunching over towards Elmo.

“Elmo okay, very tired though.”

“Tell Bird what you told me on the way here.”

“Elmo hear through the grapevine that Bruno want Elmo dead, he even hire new guys to finish job!”

“What does Bruno want with you Elmo?” Said Bird.

“Elmo knows about Bruno’s whole operation and police scare Bruno. Elmo have bigger problem than Bruno, Elmo saw things when Maria was killed.”

“What did you see?”

“Well I was making delivery near river bank and Elmo see Big Scary thing pulling rope out of water, Elmo hid in tree and watched big thing get bag from case and run up hill. Elmo follow and see him change into new shoes and sweater that look like bird’s. Then he walk funny to Gordon’s apartment.”

“Oh my… Elmo, can you tell me who it was?”

“Well Elmo wasn’t sure until Maria come walking down street with him, it was a Big Bird suit! Maria keeped on laughing like it was at a joke, but other person wasn’t laughing, So Elmo hide in alley behind Hooper’s store. There was a fight then some shooting, was stunned, Elmo kind of yelp and that when another big scary thing say: ‘hey you!’, I walked slow backward and the thing start to walk at Elmo, I hid my gum under dumpster as I turned corner, I ran and ran. That’s when Officer Ernie stop Elmo and arrest for carrying ‘Letter E’, so me go to prison, but very happy to be safe.”

“Did you see who either person was?”

“Well, big bird, one person in Big Bird suit was… not sure how to tell you…"

The answers were broken by a rustling in the trees outside.