Good Timing

by Tim Kirton

He’d been carrying his prized possession and finest good friend all over the world to completely different places since he’d left the armed forces nearly ten years in the past now.

Uncertain what to do subsequent and together with his sharp shooter expertise it was no shock that he had fallen upon the kind of job to which he was now inextricably linked. He couldn’t say it was his dream job, as a result of it wasn’t. He did nevertheless respect that it wasn’t all people’s cup of tea and he knew that he was good at it, extraordinarily good.

At first it had been low grade assignments, travelling to moist and windy distant postings with little concealment however together with his professionalism and innate judgement, he was supplied increasingly more essential commissions. He rapidly discovered that he loved the ability and affect over others.

He by no means met or spoke to his employers; he would merely obtain his subsequent job within the put up and was paid by financial institution switch after it was throughout.

The extra high-profile the contracts, the higher he was.

Through the years there had been a number of infamous people that had fallen foul of him, however he confirmed no regret and knew he couldn’t.  His job was simply to drag the set off, he couldn’t assist it if folks stepped over the road. He was simply doing his job. 

Sure, his hand trembled on the pistol typically, the enormity of what was about to occur hitting him however he all the time succeeded. 

His letter field rattled and a well-known manila envelope hit the coir matting with a thud. Inside it had been all of the paperwork he would want.

His duties had been in Munich, the place he’d by no means been, and he hoped he would have time beforehand to do some sight-seeing.

The directive meant he can be within the sports activities stadium in Munich the place no fewer that 100 thousand spectators can be current. He felt the tingles run down his backbone and he may barely include his pleasure.

He accepted instantly by textual content to the quantity supplied and slid his gun case from beneath his mattress to begin getting ready. He left nothing to likelihood, checking and rechecking the mechanism and oiling and sharpening the place vital each shifting half. Nothing may go improper.

Inside per week he had landed in Germany and was put up in an distinctive resort near the Olympic area. 

He recced the place he can be in and memorized the place the exits had been. 

Happy that he had lined all of the angles he walked across the metropolis taking within the well-known vacationer spots and readied himself for the subsequent day.

His paperwork bought him previous safety with ease and he took his place by the facet of the monitor. He regarded round eagerly because the athletes lined up for the 100m closing, eyeing his prey.

This was the second.

He steadied his arm, raised his stalwart pistol and, listening for the immortal phrases, “On Your Marks, Set…”, squeezed the set off to begin the race.

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Tim Kirton is a retired P.E. instructor, profitable flash fiction author and kids’s writer. He’s enthusiastic about estuaries and soiled realism.

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