text: Jess Wygle Vigilante 
   
   
   Vigilante  
   
   
  Children ran all around the park, each carefree and innocent.  They screamed and laughed, enjoying the fresh breeze as the sun dipped down behind the tall apartment buildings.  Dusk was not nearly as hot as it had been earlier, making it the perfect atmosphere for an evening adventure on the playground.  Metal swings squeaked like a haunting melody, setting the scene only I knew was unfolding.  I stayed unnoticed by a single soul.  No one was watching me.  No one was watching him either, except for me.  As his eyes scanned through the young children fiendishly, mine stayed on him. 
   
   
  I’d been watching him for days.  His arms hung lazily over the chain link fence, posting himself conveniently next to an overgrown bush.  Convenient for me, unfortunate for him.  A small, devilish and hungry smile perched confidently on his face, turning my stomach and fueling my cause.  He wringed his hands together, shifting his weight often as if finding it hard to contain himself.  He kept his eyes on a small brunette with floppy pigtails and a floral sundress, craning his neck when she ran out of sight.  I had to move quickly.  I had to move before he did. 
   
   
  He was a monster.  He had heinous intentions and I had to snuff them out.  I moved slowly along the length of the fence, making my way to the cover of the bush. I had to be silent yet vigilant.  I inched closer and closer until I could smell him.  In a flash, I slipped the wire around his neck, pulling him into the cover with me.  He silently kicked until life drained from him.  One less baby killer on the street.  I wiped off the wire, stuffed it in my pocket, and walked into the night, the unrecognized hero. 
   
   
   
   Publication Date: July 13th 2012 https://www.bookrix.com/-jesswygle