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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Debts in the Dark (NYC Midnight Short Story Competition 2013)


Johnny Flanders saw three new text messages from “Unknown.”

“I’M COMING TO SEE YOU,” read the first. Johnny wasn’t expecting any visitors.
“YOU’RE GOING TO GIVE ME THE STANDARD DEDUCTION YOU PROMISED.” Johnny groaned. This was work-related.
“SEE YOU REAL SOON,” read the last.
Johnny sent back a text: “Who is this?”
Within a minute, he had his response: “238279. I’M ONLY A NUMBER TO YOU PEOPLE AFTER ALL.”