Jump to content
  • Join Gay Authors

    Join us for free and follow your favorite authors and stories.

    LJH
  • Author
  • 298 Words
  • 1,962 Views
  • 1 Comments
Stories posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
Note: While authors are asked to place warnings on their stories for some moderated content, everyone has different thresholds, and it is your responsibility as a reader to avoid stories or stop reading if something bothers you. 

Michael Dun - 20. Chapter 20

Unexpected tragedy

 

The coaches were well equipped with blankets and mackintosh sheets, a cooker, drinking and eating utensils, coffee and bread. There was space inside to carry twelve passengers, and this morning there were a lot more passengers than usual. Another six passengers rode on top of the carriage. The driver checked his ammunition box and bugle that he carried for night driving, then wiped his shiny black rifle free of dust. After checking each of the fourteen horses for injuries, the journey began. The carriages were built to withstand the rough surface of the veldt and the hills were steep as they bypassed the farm Orange Grove, where the rooftop passengers disembarked.

 

Five miles later, in dense bush country, the horses came to a stop against the wild sound of gunfire.

 

No one in the carriage dared breathe too loudly. Then a voice broke the silence. “Charles Manning! Mr. Charles Manning!”

 

Charlie held onto the Colonel’s arm. “Me?”

 

“Mr. Charles Manning, or you all die!” The voice boomed.

 

“Who do you think it is?” Charlie’s voice trembled.

 

“I do not know? He wants you.” The Colonel replied.

 

Charlie disembarked cautiously and walked to the back of the carriage. The man wore a black handkerchief about his face and a Stetson hat that shadowed his eyes.

 

As Charlie rounded the carriage, the man lifted his gun, took aim and pressed the trigger.

 

The shot rang out loud over his head and hit the driver of the coach in the side as he reached for his rifle, then he turned the weapon toward Charlie and shot him twice in the chest and the Colonel and driver and the rest of the passengers watched helplessly as he rode away.

Who is killing everyone that Michael comes into contact with?
L J Harris
  • Like 2
  • Haha 1
Stories posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
Note: While authors are asked to place warnings on their stories for some moderated content, everyone has different thresholds, and it is your responsibility as a reader to avoid stories or stop reading if something bothers you. 
You are not currently following this story. Be sure to follow to keep up to date with new chapters.

Recommended Comments

Chapter Comments

View Guidelines

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Newsletter

    Sign Up and get an occasional Newsletter.  Fill out your profile with favorite genres and say yes to genre news to get the monthly update for your favorite genres.

    Sign Up
×
×
  • Create New...