Robber Breaks into Elderly Woman’s House and Is Stunned to See His Photos on the Wall — Story of the Day

A thief breaks into a luxurious home, but while he is busy stealing the silver, he notices something strange — there are photos of him on the walls.

Even though he’d never let Crazy Johnny know, Dylan was scared. It was the first time he’d be breaking into a house on his own, even though he’d participated in a lot of other jobs back in Atlantic City before he came to Florida.

Like so many street kids and runaways, he’d started hitching south as soon as it got cold. It was his first winter on the streets, but the first harsh November snap told him he didn’t want to be there when the cold teeth of winter ground down. He needed to live, so he ran again, this time south to where it was warm.

So here he was hanging from a tree in the syrupy Miami night, and above him, just a jump away was the half-opened window that would let him into the big house, the house Crazy Johnny called ‘rich pickings.’

Dylan guessed he was lucky. He was slim and quick, and not stupid, and at only 13 he had plenty of years left before he stopped being useful to guys like Crazy Johnny.

There were worse options, Dylan knew. All Crazy Johnny wanted from him was loot. He’d take 70% of whatever the man who bought his merchandise gave him, but Dylan had a safe place to sleep and plenty of food to eat.

And at Crazy Johnny’s there were no freaks like his last foster father. Crazy Johnny looked after his kids and he didn’t hold with drink or drugs either. Dylan wanted to stay with Crazy Johnny, but he had to prove his worth. He had to come out of this house with a valuable stash to earn his place among Crazy Johnny’s kids.

Dylan swung for the window and hung on to the ledge. He hoisted himself over and dropped quietly into the room beyond the open window.

He crouched on the floor for a long moment and listened. There was no sound from the big house. It was empty, just like Crazy Johnny had promised. Dylan moved on silent feet through to the next room.

There was a big bed, and a pretty vanity covered in expensive perfumes, but what Dylan was looking for was on the bedside table — a pair of earrings that looked like...