I quickly closed the door behind me, trying to ensure as little rain as possible found its way into the car. I looked over at the man sitting behind the wheel. He looked frantic. A bead of sweat could be seen making its way down from his forehead and across his temple. He exhaled with an inclination of his nervousness, and without looking up he stammered, “This is getting too dangerous. Not just for me, but for you too!”

I adjust my position in the seat, leaning my back against the car door. “Oh, but the danger is half the fun,” I say with a slight chortle. “If not for the danger, the reward wouldn’t be as sweet.”

“This is not a game! There are real stakes right now and I can’t be seen with you!” He looked in all directions to ensure that we weren’t being watched.

His only mistake, was not looking at me. I pulled the gun out from my coat, and without a single thought, I shot him.

“It’s a shame I didn’t get to hear the long monologue about how you have a family to think about and blah, blah, blah.”

I carefully searched through his coat pockets as I stowed the gun into my own. Finding only a pocket watch, I moved to search his pants and found what I was searching for. I pulled out a small silver key that glistened in the pale street light.

_“Now that I’ve got the key, I just need to make my way to the subway station on 3rd street. There, I’ll finally get back what was taken from me.”_