Bob Snyder: A Short Story

It’s been a month since the murder and Jacob has suffered every day since. It is September now and Jacob still remembers the murder like it happened yesterday. Bob Snyder was Jacob’s victim. Bob Snyder had always been Jacob’s worst enemy. When they were kids back in middle school Jacob was always jealous of Bob, Bob was what people called “perfect”, he was tall and built well. He married the girl that Jacob always had a crush on. That is the reason Jacob murdered Bob.

The murder went a little like this. Jacob worked for Bob at a business called Bob Snyder’s Plumbing. Bob Snyder was Jacob’s boss. Bob always was the last person to leave the office. So Jacob waited outside until Bob was done locking the place up. As he walked outside Jacob grabbed Bob and choked him to death. No one saw it and no one suspected it to be Jacob.

The cops have not even questioned Jacob yet. They have brought many co-workers to the interrogation room, but not Jacob. Jacob was thought to be one of Bob’s best friends. No one thought he would do such a thing.

One day they did question Jacob. He was sitting in his house when he got a phone call. “Please come to the Los Angeles police station,” the receptionist said. He went over and one police officer named Nathaniel confronted him. “Follow me,” he said. Nathaniel and an officer named Trevor were not
Since they found no success the police searched every worker’s house. They checked Jacob’s last. When they arrived, a cop named Jerry greeted him, “Hello is this Jacob?” “Yes” he replied. “Is it ok if we search your house to look for evidence of the Bob Snyder murder.” Jerry asked. Jacob agreed and they searched his house. Jacob knew he was ok because he left no evidence in the house. While the police were searching his house Jacob asked, “Have you found any evidence of who did it.” Jerry replied with, “Not yet we have searched twelve households and nothing yet.” They continued to