City Of Shadows

oor or standing in the shadows of his room. But every time he checked, nothing. Just sile

is phone

message f

ou sen

with just

es

for a full minute, heart beating too fa

off. People on the bus were talking about a trending news. Something about a "whi

e it

os development firm. Allegations of corruption,

fro

d over 1,200 retwee

y is rotten. Thank God some

s person is already

suddenly felt smaller, like eve

-

whispering, some had their phones out. A few were even reading the thre

e

oticed his drawer

r left

ere. His extra pen. The little sketch he dr

someone ha

went straight

asn't

wai

minutes

o sign

tex

e are

rep

again. T

nce. Then

He looked around. Nobody looked suspicious,

a different place. He kept remembering her face at the

ust being careful. Maybe she was hid

e, he couldn't

he wasn't feeli

-

our. No destination. Just

is pho

wn nu

it. But somethin

el

le

oice whispered, "Don

ar

g. Not the police. Not anyone official. Just two m

oat dried. "

ot coming back for now. I'll

bout th

y said more people are looking i

mething that made

now you

pped w

ha

us. Maybe the flash drive. Ma

should

tay low. Don't go hom

ra.

when it's saf

he lin

iddle of the street, people walki

ything w

come a ghost i

-

o pay for a small room in a dirty guest house

ights off, staring o

he grew up in, now felt lik

ing was... it wa

uld f

planning their next move. And this time,

ht be