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Submitted to Contest #158
He wiped the sweat off his forehead. The back of his shirt was damp and clinging to his skin. He paused what he was doing to take a long drag from his cigarette. God he was getting old. He glanced at his work, satisfied that he would make it home for before Cherie woke up. The dirt hole was large, at least 7 feet deep and 3 feet wide. It had taken him a few hours to get to this location and to dig it up. It was going to be the home of his latest capture. The man stared back at the pleading eyes of the gagged individual in the ...
Submitted to Contest #157
It shouldn't have bothered him. Cole grabbed a blade of grass and absent-mindedly pulled it apart. He was sitting on the lawn in front of his house. The sun was burning at its highest peak and the stillness of summer kept his mouth parched. He held a flask in his hands- twirling the contents before deciding to quench his thirst. He glanced at his watch again, annoyed that his last days of freedom had no urgency in his friend's mind. Twenty minutes late, he thought to himself as he heard the heavy breathing and light footsteps head...
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