TONY YUILE
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Excerpt from
Deadly Obsession
‘Jesus, he’s pissed himself!’ exclaimed the squat cube of granite beside Brown. He slammed a meaty hand into Brown’s back, thrusting him across the soft calf skin towards the open door.
The gorilla’s huge hands reached in and grabbed Brown’s shoulders. Brown flew through the air and crash landed on the asphalt. Razor sharp stones embedded themselves in the soft flesh of his hands and knees. He cried out in pain.
Hayek returned his Beretta to the holster beneath his left shoulder. He got out of the car and strode over to where Brown lay spread-eagled on the ground.
‘Please don’t kill me,’ Brown pleaded.
Hayek crouched down and seized a handful of his hair. He twisted Brown’s face towards him. ‘Don’t even think of moving from here for at least the next hour or we will shoot you. Someone will be watching.’ Hayek dropped Brown’s head then stood. He turned and walked back to the Lincoln.
Brown squeezed his eyes shut.
The sound of car doors slamming was quickly followed by the roar of the Lincoln’s engine. Like a black panther on the prowl, the car crept past Brown’s prostrate body and rejoined the highway traffic.
Frozen with fear, Brown lay motionless. It started to drizzle. Within minutes the drizzle had turned into heavy rain. A thousand wet nails hammered into his back, drenching his shirt and chinos. A moat formed around his body.
The ceaseless rain washed away Brown’s track of time. Eventually he prised his eyes open. Ten feet away, a barrage of vehicles pierced the thick curtain of rain.
He tried to get to his knees but his stiff legs refused to move. Instead, he pushed himself over onto his back and slowly sat up. Holding his breath, he waited for the promised gunshot that would end his life. He exhaled deeply. He was still alive.
He clambered to his feet. His legs buckled, propelling him out onto the highway, into the path of a swarm of headlights. Instinctively he threw an arm across his eyes.
A moment later, a red Columbia freightliner transported him into the next world.
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