This story was written in March 2020, and it is fiction.
Was it murder?
A short story by Don Ford
I have a short story to present to you, this short story could apply to co-workers, bosses, non-friends, and family members. I have chosen a family member for this story.
Susan Caster, is a well to do older lady in her early 80s. Her husband of 47 years passed away over 12 years ago, leaving her his portion of a business in which he has stock worth over $50,000,000. The board of directors of the company offered her $5,000,000 immediately and then they would guarantee payments to her or her beneficiaries of $5,000,000, a year for the next nine years.
Susan consulted with her daughter Angela and decided to take the offer, as she did not have any desire to be in a business, and being elderly, she just wanted to be at her home, and enjoy life. Angela and her son Robert lived with Susan in the 38 room mansion located on 300 acres overlooking Big Foot Lake.
Robert was in his early twenties and enjoyed having a good time spending his grandmother’s money. There were times when nearly violent arguments would arise between Robert and his Grandmother, and these arguments were always over money and the fact that he did not work.
There came a time when there was a virus spreading worldwide, and oddly this virus had little effect on the younger people but often would kill the elderly. All the government agencies were putting out information as to how to possibly avoid coming in contact with this virus.
Angela was being extra careful to keep her mother more or less quarantined, Angela would order the items they needed, have them delivered, then she would do all she could to disinfect the items, before allowing them inside the mansion. Angela was continuously reminding Robert to disinfect himself by washing his hands and changing his clothes before he would go into the same room as his grandmother.
One night while out partying Robert learned that a friend had the virus. Now his friend was self-quarantined. Robert decided to visit his friend knowing that the virus doesn’t usually have much of an effect on the younger people. Robert and his friend talked, watched a movie and shared several bottles of wine, and Robert spent the night with his friend, sleeping in the same bed.
The next morning Robert dressed and headed for his Grandmother’s home. Robert arrived but he did not wash his hands, and did not change his clothes before visiting with his grandmother. During this visit Robert was polite, even handing her a glass of tea as they sat there talking. Susan was surprised that Robert was being so nice and she assumed he was going to ask her for money. The subject of money did not come up during their conversation. After about 30 minutes, Robert gave his grandmother a hug, which was unusual. Susan was still wondering why Robert was so nice to his grandmother, and she was very surprised that he did not ask for money.
A few days after his nice visit with his grandmother, Robert tested positive for the virus and was quarantined in the guest house, a good distance away from the main house.
A few days after Robert tested positive, his grandmother Susan was not feeling well, she had a fever and was coughing. Susan was tested and found to be positive for the virus. Susan died 10 days later.
Do you think it is the perfect murder, or just an accident?
As stated earlier, the above story was written in March 2020, and it is fiction. I now wonder how the President of the United States got the virus. Most likely it was an accidental exposure from someone, or was it?
Stay safe, wash your hands, and mask up!
Senior author of odd stories, and still silly grandpa, Don the Ford
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