“There is no threat coming from this small building across the road to the south,” I explained, pointing to the building on the photo. “I can en...ter the building from the rear and use it to get the first two sentries. Someone else will have to get the two on the north using IR imaging. None of the shots should be longer than three hundred yards.”The leaders had a quick confab and then handed me a suppressor for my AR-15. My next request drew raised eyebrows when I asked Dan to spar with me for a. I shot three times with the same accuracy I was used to. The three men in the armored suits never even knew they were dead. I headed straight for corporal Golden since she was closest. She was struggling in the grip of a combat suit while several soldiers laughed and teased her, they never knew I was there until it was to late.I opened fired on the group before shooting the suit through the head with my Swift. I shot three more men before yanking Golden off the ground, “Time to go boss.”She. To my mind, there was nothing less than a black hole in that closet, infinite & unknowable & I had to turn away to bite back the wave of nausea that suddenly rushed over me, my head spinning with the revelation. Taking a few deep breaths, letting the musty air wash away the sudden lurching in my stomach I slowly turned back- and came face to face with the mask he held out in both hands. It was golden like the late afternoon light, elegant instead of schlocky, a Harlequin’s disguise, ridged in. Mom and I both had dates, and Sue was home on her own. Sue had to cook, since Mom was changing at the same time I was. Mom was wearing a halter-topped mini-dress and heels, and I just knew she was going to be doing the same things that Jenny had told me she was going to do to me!Finally, we heard a horn beep, and I bolted out the door to my family’s laughter. The movie was okay, although I really don’t remember it (something with Harrison Ford and a damsel in distress). When I later commented.
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