They ran screaming from him, scattering to all points of the compass. Their young minds calculating the best way to escaper their pursuer. He selected one girl as his target and focused in on her. She was eight and was one of the least athletic children present that day. She would provide the easiest [...]
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Payback – Part 3: The Greater Good by Mark Cooper
Koff! Koff! Koff! Where am I? Gaakkkk! Oh shit – blood – shit. Oh god, here… Gaakkk! Koff! Koff! That’s the second time I’ve thrown up in two minutes…the smell is terrible – it’s in my hair and on my clothes…feels like there’s another waiting to come up. Jesus…can’t see straight…feel sick as a dog…right [...]
Payback – Part 2: Safehouse by Mark Cooper
I rub my temples as I sit in the dark kitchen. I can hear the rain outside, like some sort of incessant drum beat to a song no one truly understands. The light flicks on and I instinctively shield my eyes. “How are you feeling?” The voice belongs to Malcolm Saunders – my father’s best [...]