The late-night messenger
From: something scary
Victor fathers Recardo as a mail and message man it was back when people communicate thru letters or morse code because not everyone was literate he was hired by people to write there letter for them sometime he would be called to read aloud letter that has been received.
One day he received an urgent request from his employer via morse code.
"family needs you to read immediate need of assistance reading a letter double pay"
It was the middle of the night and the address was at least an hour walk away but Ricardo was fine with it as it meant more money so he put on his coat grabbed and a lantern and headed out.
It was pretty chilly that night the wind was gently whistling the crickets were softly singing and the only light was from the moon and Recardos lantern he decided to take a shortcut to the wooded area of the town the tree mostly blocked the light of the moonlight but Ricardo wasn't scared of the dark, He was walking for about 10 mins when he noticed a very small flickering light ahead curious on what it was Ricardo picked up speed towards the light as he came closer he saw a handsome sharply dress middle-aged man trying to light a cigaret.
"Hey" the man called to him " want to lend me a hand"
Ricardo walked up to him and shielded the man's cigarette so the flame wouldn't be put out he stunk of tequila,
"You probably shouldn't be smoking" Ricardo mentioned.
The looked at him with a smile "You sound like just my wife, What are you doing here in the middle of the night anyway"
" I could ask you the same thing, Ricardo said bluntly he was a one that never shy away from expressing his thoughts.
The man chuckled and held out his hand and introduced himself as Havier he gestured with his cigarette "what the wife won't hurt her, so where you heading"
"The street by the old church" Ricardo answered and Havier said "I am heading that way too i will walk with you"
So the two men began to walk side by side Havier was very chatty and opened up to Ricardo he confessed that he has gotten himself in a very bad situation and owed a lot of terrible people a lot of money but tom he was going to confront the boss and negotiate a deal there was pretty high chance that it won't end well.
Ricardo asked him if his family knew any of this and Havier laughed "My wife thinks i am a traveling salesman if she ever found out where our money actually came from I am a dead man".
They reached the church and Ricardo spotted the house he was looking for it was a modest house surrounded by a low fence covered in unique decorations that Ricardo has never seen before as he knocked on the door Ricardo has fully forgotten his companion but when he turned around to say goodbye Havier had already left the door was opened by a small boy who led him inside there he was greeted by a very upset woman the home was decorated with more strange amulets and charms, The woman thanked him for coming on such a late hour and shoved a letter into his hands Ricardo read the first line out loud.
"To the family of Havier Garcia", He paused silently reading the rest of the letter to himself with every word his eyes grew wider and his heart dropped deeper.
"Your husband was a worthless piece of shit his now underground where he belongs and if you don't send the rest of the money he owes us you'll join him too"
Ricardo stared in total disbelief at the page in front of him the woman was pestering the Ricardo to read the rest of the letter aloud he turned to Haviers family and said "Your husband is fine he was sent in the last min very important business trip it won't be long before you see him again".
" I am sorry i have to go goodnight" Ricardo left the house with a knot in his stomach the family was in danger but he couldn't just bring it to himself to tell them the truth and ruin the image of Havier, ones he reached the fences he found Havier he was just standing in the other side of the fence but he no longer looked clean cut and put together his face was battered and bruised his suit drenched in blood his limps were contorted in inhumane ways he saw Ricardo and lifted his unlit cigarette with his mutilated arm.
"hey want to give me a hand"
end.
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