Short short Marion Riles Soft-Boiled Detective Story

Sudden Death
by
RD Larson

Part 2

The spatter of shot pinged against the building and sidewalk. The pavement looked like black hail. The dull thud against the canvas car cover made an underbeat. With the sound and the shadows around the ghostly covered car the street seem dreamlike. As Marion watched Chance suddenly stood up with heavy Walther P-38 in his hand. Marion recognized it because it was just like his own.

A shot rang out, hitting one of the intruders in the leg. He was felled like a tree, groaning and crying on the ground. Shot spun out around both men as Chance continued to fire. The unhurt man fired again, closer to the car. Chance blazed away at him, the bullets hitting him the chest.

Marion realized the guy had on body armor and wouldn’t go down. Numb, Marion watch the man grab his wounded partner by the arm and drag him to the van. Chance quit firing and watched in silence as the men struggled into their Honda.

As they drove away, Chance began to rip the cover off the car in a frantic hurry.

To be continued: