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Another figure stepped over the guardrail. Toes hanging over concrete edging, back pressed flat as fingertips curled loosely around metal edging.<\/p>\n

“You, too?” Jake bleated, watching the river course fifty feet below his scuffed shoes.<\/p>\n

The man nodded. “Unrelenting pencil pusher. He just won’t stop.”<\/p>\n

“Stop what?” The water swirled, coaxing Jake downward.<\/p>\n

“Hunting me. Fucking collection agents,” the man spat, the words distasteful in his mouth.<\/p>\n

Jake’s brow wrinkled, his mind churning like the current below. <\/p>\n

The other man’s voice punctuated his thoughts. “You?”<\/p>\n

“Always hot on his trail, but…he keeps eluding me. Slippery motherfucker.”<\/p>\n

The two men looked at one another.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Did that shock you? Yes, this is tame for me, but after a week of writing a particularly gruesome tale, I think I needed the break. But – depending on how you look at it (or your own experiences with collection agents) this could very well scare the bejeezus out of you.<\/p>\n

Happy weekend!
\n[NWC]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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