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FICTION
Bound By Our Sins
Hidden secrets
(On May 6th, 2023, this placed second in a contest called The Phone Call).
“Hello?”
“I want you to listen closely. Tomorrow, Saturday, I need you to leave your home and not come back until Sunday morning.”
“What? Leave my home? Who is this?” Carl was confused about who was on the other end of the line. “Is this Jerry? You’re not funny.”
“Listen. My boss wants you out of that house all day Saturday. We’re not going to steal or damage anything. We just need to recover something in the basement that is our property. So tomorrow you leave your front door unlocked and you go get a hotel.”
The voice was low and stern.
“Why would I do that? This is my house. I can’t just lea — -“
“You can and you will. But, I’ll tell you what, how about I leave $2,000 on the counter for your troubles? Trust me, you don’t want to say no. That could get. . . complicated. Boss doesn’t like complicated.”
“2,000 dollars?” Carl needed the money. Work at his crappy job was slow and times were tight.
“$2,000 just to vacate your house for one Saturday.”
