Game Point by Malcolm Hollingdrake

Author:Malcolm Hollingdrake [Hollingdrake, Malcolm]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloodhound Books
Published: 2017-04-10T18:30:00+00:00

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The Stray was deserted. The periphery lights left vast swathes in darkness. The driver parked some distance from the Stray Agency building before going to the side door of the van. He slipped on a black, hooded jacket and a pair of oversized shoes. The left one he placed on his right foot and the right on his left; it would bring a moment’s confusion for the CSI people, he thought, if they were to turn up. He picked up the air rifle and carefully broke open the barrel before inserting his home made dart. The safety was applied and he was ready. He slipped the gun into a black sleeve.

Keeping out of the light, he moved onto The Stray. The light above the main door was still on and the light in the hall, as always, illuminated the stained glass immediately above the door. All other rooms were in darkness. He removed the air rifle from the sleeve. An occasional car passed on the far edge of The Stray but there was, as hoped, little activity at three in the morning.

Bringing the stock to his shoulder, he looked through the telescopic sight bringing the coloured, glazed window into magnified view. He focussed the sight carefully before bringing the upper, small window to fill it; the eye of God stared back defiantly down the scope. He steadied his breathing knowing that he had only one chance. He lowered the gun. He took one full look around before bringing the sight in line with the target. His thumb flicked the safety off as his finger gently squeezed the trigger. The popping sound seemed louder in the quiet of the night. He then heard the faint sound of breaking glass, which brought an immediate smile to his face, until the siren’s wail of a distant emergency vehicle made his heart flutter. He lowered the gun to his side as he crouched low. To his relief, he realised that the wailing sound was heading away from and not towards him. He brought the scope again to his eye and focussed on the target.

The dart had penetrated the lower left piece of lead that surrounded the eye, removing a small piece of glass in the process. There had been only a few stray pieces of glass entering the hall and the alarm remained silent. As quickly as possible he sleeved the gun and returned to the van. Tomorrow the damage would be reported and another game would begin.

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