Holes
Author: cksdays
Story behind the Post – The Hitman’s Retirement
It all started when I found a phone in the gutter. I wondered what the story could be. So, I put something together. As always happens to me, my eyes were bigger than my stomach or in this case, my writing aptitude. I thought I could easily make this a 10-chapter story. Turns out though, I just needed some better editing. But it was too late. I already committed to writing a 10-chapter story not just a normal 5-chapter story. So, I set about stretching it for two months. The story started in July and finished in September with a break in August.
I Will Not
The Hitman’s Retirement – Chapter V
V. The New Plan
Tony was watching every single movement. It was now day eight, one day past the deadline, and he knew enough to know he should expect something. At least, that was all part of the plan. He was about to give a press conference. Even though he couldn’t see her, he knew Cheyenne was at her post keeping vigilant watch. Any movement caught his eye. Hopefully, this new plan would keep all of Cheyenne’s family members alive.
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All too soon, summer up and leaves.
The consolation is beauty
autumn knows it is pretty.
Continue readingThe Hitman’s Retirement – Chapter IV
IV. The Kvasnak Family
Cheyenne took a deep breath and then started her story.
“My great-grandparents immigrated to Wyoming from Czechoslovakia during the coal mine population boom in 1920. At that time, the town was a bit of a melting pot with different ethnicities coming in to work the mines. No one thought any other name was that strange. But my grandpa had other ideas. As a businessman, he shortened the name to Kaye to make it easier to pronounce. ‘If they can’t say the name, they won’t remember the name. If they don’t remember the name, they won’t buy the product’ he would say. So, our family became the Kayes.
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The Hitman’s Retirement – Chapter III
III. The Next Complication
Tony was still upset when he reached the door to the hotel room. He had a bona fide situation on his hands. First of all, his target slipped through his hands which never happens. It had been a long time since he tasted failure and he did not like it one bit. But now he had to do some scrambling. He was going to have to postpone his trip a little longer so that he could finish the job. In order to finish the job, he was going to have to ditch Cheyenne which meant more lying. He shook his head because he really didn’t like that part.
After he did all that, he was going to have to track down the target again knowing the mayor had hired his own gun. Which means the mayor must have known someone was coming for him. Not as small town as Tony thought. That showed a little sophistication Tony had not anticipated.
Continue readingCareful Choices
Choices come at us every day
that is just the way life goes
decisions cause ebbs and flows.
Continue readingThe Hitman’s Retirement – Chapter II
II. The Target
It was after 8:00 PM by the time they returned to the hotel. Tony waited patiently for Cheyenne to climb into bed. Part of her residual army training made her an early bird and Tony was counting on her going to bed early. Tonight though, she did not. Much to his surprise she was still wide awake at 10:00 PM.
Even his tolerance and patience were being exceeded while he waited for her to doze off. Instead of being able to locate the target’s house during the day he had to spend the time retrieving data from the broken phone. Which meant he was going to have to find it for the first time in the dark of the night. Doable but sloppy work. But it had to be done that night. Cheyenne was expecting for the two to get up and get an early start to the Park.
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