Gravel crunched underfoot sounding a rhythm as Casey ran the river trail. The sun blazed down, turning what should have been a cool fall day into very late summer scorcher that pulled sweat from every pore of the lone trail runner.
Just a couple more miles to the bridge and cool shade by the water.
At the bridge Casey drank water from a reusable bottle and stretched the legs out before sitting on a pile of large, cool rocks to rest in the refreshingly moist river air.
Casey never saw who lay behind the rocks until it was too late.
WC: 100
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Good luck!
Coffee Beans & Writer/Runner Dreams 
What a cliffhanger! Is this a murder mystery?? Is Casey dead now? Well written Russell!
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Thank you Jade! I’m not sure if it’s a murder mystery or an abduction story. May I’ve watched too much Criminal Minds.
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Nonsense! No such thing as too much Criminal Minds (says the girl who’s watched reruns of all 14 seasons countless times).
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It is a great show.
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The loneliness of a long distance runner – be careful where you stop for a rest!
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For sure Iain! It’s so important to check your surroundings.
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One moment’s lapse of attention…
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And it is all too easy to lapse. Thanks Sandra!
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…and then he was gone. Intriguing.
Click to read my FriFic tale!
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Thanks Keith!
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Oh, poor Casey!
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For sure! Thanks Susan!
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Our world has become such an unsafe place!!
Lovely writing, though.
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Thank you Dale! And yes it has, and I hate that fact.
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So do I…
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Poor Casey, should have been more careful!
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For sure!
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Oh dear, he was enjoying such a carefree day as well. I wonder who was behind the rock and why they attacked him
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To those questions, I’d have to say that I’m not sure. Thanks Michael!
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Creepy.
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It is that. Thanks James @
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And it was all going so well – then you pulled the rug from under us. Good story.
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So it worked! Thanks Jilly!
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A fairly ordinary day, nothing much is happening, and then, something happens. The very definition of a story. You have my attention now.
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Thank you!
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Such a cliffhanger!
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Glad you liked it!
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