James was angry when they got to their cars. No one bats an eye at them leaving separately even though they came together. Maybe just a carpool on the way to work. Their saving the planet. The hours aligned with first shift. So now the traffic started, their cars would...

The diner was empty fluorescent lights on even though it was only four pm. James was hungry, a little shaky from the adrenaline wearing off. 

"What you two having?"

"Two omlettes please just the western, with hashbrowns and a cup of coffee."

"What about you sweetie."

James looked at Big Joe. "Just an...

Out in the sunshine, on the hot asphalt, James woohed and slapped Big Joe on the back.

"That was easy, in and out." They had already switched to normal close their ear plugs off, and guns hidden. James had a hat, Big Joe just sun glasses.

Big Joe responded in...

He knew his father, Dick. A long time ago Butch and him were on a ship together. Touring all the bases. From Italy to Japan, they were part of the sonar team. Most of the time though was spent messing around. Cards, and drinking, and laughing. Talking about people back...

He popped the pills in his mouth, followed by a swig of coke. He swallowed wrong and the bubbles forced a cough and the glare in the rearview mirror of Big Joe. 

Come on James he thought. 

He took another swig of coke. Calming down, he became too aware of...

A cup of cold water fell on his face. Covering the ground of his kitchen and forcing him out of sleep. 


"We've got a job to do." It was Big Joe. 

"Did I really do it?" James sat up sputtering. 

"Do what?"

"Kill Chad?!"

"No you idiot, that was past James, you're...

James oscillated between dreams and being awake confused. He dreamt about his first job. A hot parking lot he attended to the shopping carts.  Finding them strewn here and there. Only some people returning them to the lot, to the small area where people were supposed to return the carts....

James stood there holding a smoking gun. It felt like he was changed, reset, the first thing he noticed when he came too was the weight of the gun. Heavier than he remembered, maybe to past James. Then he had a ringing in his ear. Chads brains and blood were...

James friend called him an  Uber , he was a consultant so that kind of thing didn't matter to him. It was just what people did. In the car the driver asked "Had a good night?" James replied slurred "Once I get home I will." It sounded like a euphemism...

Jared started each morning abruptly. He woke, or tried to wake up silently, getting out of bed not to wake up his wife, or there kids. He had on a good day about 2 hours of alone time. He didn't do anything special during this time, like he read about...