As he slowly approached the vine-covered mansion, David kept thinking how unfair fate had been to him. He had lost his parents in a car wreck three years ago, forcing him to live with his . aunt while he attended college. All the money his parents had managed to set aside for his college education had been used to pay for the funeral expenses and bills they had left behind. It was all his aunt could do to pay for his food, much less his college expenses.
Moving closer, David could see a couple of lights on in one of the rooms on the main floor. Damn, he cursed under his breath, he was sure the house was going to be vacant tonight. He’d just read were the Stanfords were hosting a reception at a local uptown museum and…