Humble Beginnings
Chapter 1
Kat walked through a busy central square as she looked for a target. She was waiting for her dad to finish up, and frankly, got bored. She saw a handsome young man who looked like he was rushing from a small art gallery down the street. She walked towards his direction, noticing where he placed his wallet. Easy mark, she thought. She bumped into him, and took a quick grab as he looked directly into her eyes. Well, at least it got him distracted.
"Sorry," Kat said as she started walking past him, towards a car that had just pulled up. The boy stood there and said, "My bad, really." A questionable look on his face. Kat didn't think about it twice as she saw her dad drive up next to her, a successful look on his face. One she had seen many times before. This was definitely not the first time she had helped her dad with a job.
"Whatcha got there, Kat?" Her dad asked as she sat down and fingered through the wallet she had just picked.
"Just having a little fun with harmless pick-pocketing," Kat looked at her dad with a slight grin. "Doesn't look like he needs it, anyways" She looked in the money pocket, which was filled with at least $500 cash. She felt bad, even if it was stealing from the rich.
"I'll return it later," Kat said as she looked at the permit license tucked into the window plastic pocket window.
"W.W. Hale the Fifth…14 years old…Address is 11 Shire's Circle Glen Cove, New York," She recited to her dad.
"Not too far from here," His father said. Something else clicked in his head as he kept talking, "You said…Hale? You realize they have quite a collection. A Monet, I've heard."
"This one's all mine," Kat said as her dad took an exit for Glen Cove.