Hey guys I’m working on a short story and would love your feedback or suggestions. I’m going to publish this in various parts so feel free to contribute regularly.

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As Victor stepped back from the cold, lifeless body of his uncle, he holstered his weapon and looked around. The gunshot had pierced through the darkened forest like a thunderclap traveling across an open plain. It had only taken one shot to subdue the old man and thankfully, Victor could now begin the process of the cover-up. The long, mountain highway he was on twisted and ambled through thirty-eight miles of forest and led to the summit of a small mountain topped by radio towers, satellite receivers and various other pieces of communication equipment that connected two worlds. The crowded and smoggy city in the valley and the sparse sweltering community of high-desert dwellers were so different one would think that they were part of two different countries. But, the county line extended well into the dessert giving folks in the desert access to county resources and giving the masses of the city cause to resent and persecute those living on their tax dollars. The tension between the two populations led to frequent acts of violence perpetrated on those that accidentally ventured into the other’s territory. It was precisely that tension Victor was banking on.