Review: Clever tale with two surprises at the end
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2011
This is a nice short story with a surprise double ending, one after another. A fifteen year old boy, standing five feet two inches, is hired for $2,000 to kill a woman by a fat man who refuses to identify himself other than to say that he is Mr. M. Mr. M does not tell him anything about the woman other than that she will be in a parade dressed in an American flag. The boy is excited because this was is his chance to show he can kill someone; he has never murdered anyone before. Unable to drive because of his age, he hitchhikes and is lucky to get a ride with a beautiful girl. The girl gives him pot to smoke and lets him place his hand on her leg. He likes her a lot. Unfortunately, she is unable to take him all the way to his destination. When he arrives, he sees Mr. M who gives him the signal to shoot. What happens next will intrigue readers and the two endings, one after another, will fascinate them.