The Empty Box

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Adrian lay down in the ditch because of the message sent to him. He believed that the armed men hadn't really gone and were waiting for him to surface so that they could kill him once and for all. He waited until it was truly dark because Selena had asked him to stay where he was and that she would come and get him. Then the darkness above the ditch was penetrated by headlights. At 7:15 PM, Adrian raised his eyes and noticed that Selena had stopped her black Range Rover on the road. The door was flung open before she even shut off the engine. "Adrian!" she screamed upon seeing him there. At the back, a truck pulled over and armed men jumped out. He relaxed when he saw that they were with her. He tried rising from the position he was in, but his legs failed him and he fell back into the

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