The Leveling
““We must bury him soon.”
Decker turned toward the voice. The man who’d spoken had distinctive dark circles under his eyes and wore a black turban. But it was the cauliflower wrestler ears, bulbous and ugly, that Decker—a former heavyweight wrestler himself—really noticed. This was the man he’d been tracking.
He was in what he guessed was a basement, seated in the center of a threadbare carpet that had been rolled out over a rough concrete floor. The concrete foundation walls were mottled with w...ater stains. A workbench whose top was cluttered with assorted tools stood in one corner. There was a strong smell of mold.
Decker glanced behind him. Two men with automatic rifles slouched beside a utilitarian staircase leading up to the floor above. Above him ran exposed floor joists.
“And your friend,” said the man in the black turban. “What is his religion?”
Decker didn’t really know. The subject had never come up. “Muslim.” Decker hardly recognized his own voice. It sounded parched and scratchy.MoreLess
Decker turned toward the voice. The man who’d spoken had distinctive dark circles under his eyes and wore a black turban. But it was the cauliflower wrestler ears, bulbous and ugly, that Decker—a former heavyweight wrestler himself—really noticed. This was the man he’d been tracking.
He was in what he guessed was a basement, seated in the center of a threadbare carpet that had been rolled out over a rough concrete floor. The concrete foundation walls were mottled with w...ater stains. A workbench whose top was cluttered with assorted tools stood in one corner. There was a strong smell of mold.
Decker glanced behind him. Two men with automatic rifles slouched beside a utilitarian staircase leading up to the floor above. Above him ran exposed floor joists.
“And your friend,” said the man in the black turban. “What is his religion?”
Decker didn’t really know. The subject had never come up. “Muslim.” Decker hardly recognized his own voice. It sounded parched and scratchy.MoreLess
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