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Chasing the night

Zhauntae Dotson

Submitted to Contest #273

It was a cold midnight in late December. A new blanket of snow covered everything, and a crisp breeze added to the below-freezing temperature. A man crouched behind a wall, fully covered by the black of the night. Another man carried a duffle bag slung across his shoulder. Most people couldn’t see it, but he was panicking, hurrying to his destination; sweat wet his brow and dripped down his face despite the cold winter air. The man behind the wall grabbed a bag and silently followed his target. The only sounds were the crickets chirpi...

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