The long drive has not prepared him for this.
He is armed with a map, fired by ambition and powered by mercenaries of a secret mission. It is a modern-day treasure hunt, which had to be executed offline, with online aids.
The coveted secrets now appear to be so in-his-face. It is the black bag described in his notes, bu not in the expected place. Who put it out on the snow? Has it walked out of a trash-bin, or flown out of a window, tortured by unethical owners? He picks it up with great expectations, and a bomb explodes….
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Wow…didn’t see that coming!
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I didn’t see it coming either, when I started writing 🙂
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How awful. Betrayed, setup, murdered. Realistic and gritty.
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There is a huge metaphor running through the story. Thanks, Linda!
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Oh, this is a great, but harsh twist. He was set up.
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Thank you so much!
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May be he got the wrong bag or may be he was set up.
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Who told him this bag has what he was looking for?
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Sounds like the bag was bait. Well told!
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Thank you so much!
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Was he a patsy set up by the terrorists? An innocent sent by cowards to take the blame for their crime?
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Possible 🙂
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