Target
“A part of him longed to give up. He was suddenly tired of hanging upside-down, tired of disguises, tired of the whole affair. He almost expected his father to look up at him, smile and reveal that it had all been a game. What if he did look up? Would Jimmy’s own father betray him again? Have him killed? Jimmy refused to believe it. And yet he had no idea what his father would do.
“Has Ares taken his pills?” Dr Higgins’s voice was distinctive. It was an old voice, but the authority of experience... gave it a richness.
“Yes, but he still refuses to leave his bunker.” “That puts you in a powerful position, doesn’t it, Ian?” Dr Higgins busied himself at his desk. Jimmy noticed for the first time that it was covered by a sheet of black tarpaulin. Dr Higgins pulled it back with a flourish to reveal the body of a young man.
The open eyes stared up at Jimmy. He looked away, horrified. But when he looked back, he realised that whoever the man was, he wasn’t dead. Though his skin was pale, his chest rose and fell with his breath.MoreLess
“Has Ares taken his pills?” Dr Higgins’s voice was distinctive. It was an old voice, but the authority of experience... gave it a richness.
“Yes, but he still refuses to leave his bunker.” “That puts you in a powerful position, doesn’t it, Ian?” Dr Higgins busied himself at his desk. Jimmy noticed for the first time that it was covered by a sheet of black tarpaulin. Dr Higgins pulled it back with a flourish to reveal the body of a young man.
The open eyes stared up at Jimmy. He looked away, horrified. But when he looked back, he realised that whoever the man was, he wasn’t dead. Though his skin was pale, his chest rose and fell with his breath.MoreLess
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