Matty felt his head fly backward at the force of the bullet that had penetrated his skull. He felt no pain though. It was as if he had been injected with a powerful anesthetic which completely numbed his senses. He was thrown backward by the push of the gunshot and lay lifelessly on the couch. Within moments, he stood back up. He looked at his hands and arms once again. He was Max again.
He looked back up at the masked man. All of the other men had disappeared, presumably to flee the scene. However, this man was clearly not one of them.
“Max… Shall we go?” he asked.
“Sure.”
He turned around and took one last look at the body that lay there. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps could be heard behind him. That couldn’t be right, he thought. This was too qu
