CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
The man felt a twinge in his foot and ankle as he strolled along the sidewalk. He groaned a little at the realization …
It’s starting again.
Why did the pain always have to strike when he was out and around, trying to be inconspicuous, looking for his next target? For that matter, why did he have to suffer this pain at all?
This cruel reminder of his childhood suffering had come and gone several times during his life, but in the most recent decade or so it had faded completely. For years he’d thought he had put it behind him for good.
But the pain was back again. For several months now, it had been recurring at rare but unexpected moments.
It was getting worse.
What did I do to deserve this? he asked himself.
He shook his head at the pointless rhetorical questi
