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Rucksack

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By Tim Kirton

It was pitch black when his headlights swung around the empty car park. As instructed, he pulled into space seventy-seven and switched off the engine.

It was 9:55 p.m.; five minutes before the prearranged meet. He glanced across at the bulging rucksack resting on the passenger seat and patted it reassuringly, before checking its contents one more time.

Soon, a dark, hooded figure strode menacingly across the lot towards him. He powered down the window and passed out the sack. “It’s all in there; everything you asked for.”

“Thanks, Dad. I really must get more organised when I stay at Mum’s.”

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