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The Only Way Out
“You sure about this?”
“Yeah.”
“Once you hand me the money, there’s no going back. I will fulfill the contract.”
“I expect nothing less,” John replied, handing him a bulging envelope.
Commissioning a hitman turned out to be a lot easier than John had thought. The harder part will be living with the knowledge that he was responsible for ending a human life.
“I’ll give you a five minute head start,” the hitman said, pocketing the envelope.
At least I won’t have to live with it much longer, John thought. And my family will be okay.
He started to run.
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100 words
Prompt: Write a short story of 80-100 words inspired by the song "Money" by Pink Floyd.
Originally written for "Invalid Item"  and "I Write in 2018" .
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