99-word story: The Stranger – episode 14
The lights of the all-night petrol station flashed by.
Her car was no longer following. He thought she’d stopped for gas.
The cops drove on.
His days of collecting for The Mob were over. So were hers. And now she wanted his cut.
He parked outside his apartment, raced in and took the envelope. And the ammunition.
Back outside, he scanned the street. Nothing. Relieved, he slid into the driver’s seat, key in hand. Cold steel touched the back of his head.
The woman’s voice was low.
‘Just take it slowly. Give me the gun, the envelope. And drive.’
If you haven’t read the previous episodes, you can find them here:
My Words, My World 