Mark Delaney_The Effect_Next In Line_ON THE CUSP
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Mark Delaney
Beep! Beep! Beep!Half-awake, my left hand fumbled along the rough surface of the nightstand, desperately trying to locate the source of the annoying sounds. Finally, the warmth of my hand came in contact with the cold hard metal of the alarm clock, and with a decisive whack, I stopped the insistent ringing. Sigh. Finally, some peace and quiet. I squinted at the clock, trying to make out the time. 3….3、30AM. Huh. That’s odd. Why did I set an alarm for 3、30AM?I got up to my feet and looked around me. Boring, grey concrete formed the four walls of the room. In one corner of the room, there was a ...
The Effect
"I know what happened that www.onedoor.ccnight" Said Mike"well I don't" Aaron replied softly."are you sure? Because I.. I remember what you did." He stammered. "can you stop!" Aaron screamed.He closed his eyes tightly, clenching his hands. He was terrified and nervous as to why Mike intentionally forced him to recall his past.He sighed deeply."it won't change anything." He said"you don't know that." "Besides, maybe if you remember a little bit of what conspired that night. Then you'll come to know why you feel hunted. " Mike insisted.He looked at him out of furious eyes, and said impatiently;"isn't it obvio...
Next In Line
Nico squinted through the humidity. This was the culmination of a week of horror, but he couldn’t help feeling darkly excited as he wondered who else had wandered through this conservatory at night. The flashlight he swung back and forth had a name engraved on the side.Ambrose Compton.Nico’s face burned as he remembered the first and only time he had spoken to Compton. He was an old-school finance man, almost a caricature. Nico worked for a local newspaper and had planned a series of articles about the Compton Organization’s alleged misconduct. The two men sat down for an interview just before...
ON THE CUSP
Tanaka looks at the ball that he has just put on the penalty spot. It's a stonewall penalty --the kind that even the most controversial referees would award with their eyes closed. There's no doubt about it. Not a single one. Even their opponents — widely known for their penchant for remonstration — can’t even protest that. They know it's an utter waste of time. The referee awarded it without a moment's hesitation. Tanaka’s heart is racing; galloping really. Despite having a very good penalty conversion record, he still gets shudders every time he steps up to take one. He has scored nineteen o...