One to leave you guessing!
Crime thriller Short Story
Rating: 4 Stars
29 pages
This is a short, brutal short story. The introduction sets the scene for the kind of life this man led. Although, we don’t meet the protagonist until the second part.
Because it’s told in the first person, we never get to know his name
I found ‘the Charlie’s’ very amusing. But what they did wasn’t.
It’s hard to say whether I enjoyed this story. It did what it was supposed to, briefly entertained, but at the same time, I wouldn’t have liked to have read more as the subject matter isn’t to my taste.
That said, it’s the beauty of short stories you can get tasters into different worlds. It’s far better to read these than to aimlessly scroll on my phone when I have some time to kill.
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Depending on the instructions he receives, Charlie Five could be walking away a free man, or running from the law, or running from them, or both. He could be Scott-free or living in hell for the rest of his life. That is if he gets to live at all.
It all comes down to the Phone Call Charlie Five is waiting for. The conclusion to this day. The ending of a nightmare, or the beginning of an even more horrendous one.
Much depends on how much further Charlie five will go to save his family. What he will or won’t do… and why.
Soon, very soon the phone will ring and then…
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