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WILL OF MAN
part one
By
William Scanlan
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FOR WILLIAM SCANLAN
This publication is property of William Scanlan. All rights reserved for William Scanlan. Copyright 2013.
No part of this book shall be copied, reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without permission.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
Other books by William Scanlan found at Amazon.com
Tyler’s Journal Entry: 452
Date: October 4th
Weather: Cool, cloudy, slightly windy
Miles to go: 620
Tomorrow is the day I end this showdown with my five "friends." For three days I've tried crossing this river. For three days they've stalked me and blocked my passage across.
I sit here across from them and the only thing separating us is fifty yards of slow moving water. They just sit on their side of the river, staring at me.
I'm tired of waiting. Part of me wishes they would make a move so I don't have to. But that's alright; I've practiced MY move over and over. And tomorrow I will make it. Tomorrow if all goes to plan, there will be five corpses floating down stream and I will be across the river continuing on my way to find my family.
Dad always said, have a plan A and back it with a plan B. Well I have my plan A, a plan B, and a plan C if needed.
I've watched them as they they've watched me. I count five all together. The big one seems to be the Alpha. I'm expecting to deal with him last. I suspect the others will come for me first. I'll need to coax them in one at a time or least keep them separated enough that I can take each one out quickly and then move on to the next.
From what I know of this type; is that they are the best at working as a team. They will channel me in to where they want me, but I won't allow that. They will try to flank me from the sides, which I hope they try. They will be perfectly synchronized when closing in. But I will bust a crack in their circle of death and I will take them out one-by-one.
They may think they have me trapped in their world, but they will be in mine. The water has been my world since I was little, and I will make them pay for entering it. By getting them to come into the water, I will take away their speed and strength and give myself the advantage I need.
Tomorrow, when I'm ready, they will all die.
Tyler’s Journal Entry: 1
Date: September 6
Day: MONDAY
Weather: COOL/WINDY/CLOUDY
Training: 2 mile fartlek, 12 mile biking (155 average heart rate)
Well, this is the first of many entries I assume that I will make in this journal. My English teacher wants us to keep a journal throughout the school year. He says we can write about anything we want. I’m choosing to use it as a way to keep track of my triathlon training. I like to see my progress and I like to keep track of what works and what doesn’t
School is going well. I’ve maintained my mediocre status of being mostly invisible to the other students. But that’s OK, I have my close friends and they’re all I need. No girlfriend’s’ yet. But my day of studliness is coming. Ha.
My favorite class is math. Mr. Stoll is cool (as long as you don’t cause trouble). I enjoy algebra. Math comes easy to me. Kendrick’s in my class and so is Jax. It’s an advanced class.
My least favorite class is healthy lifestyles. Mrs. K is cool (reminds me of a hippie from the 60’s), but all we do is walk around the outside of the school for forty-five minutes. I’m used to running five miles a day for triathlon training, so this walking stuff seems like a waste to me.
Not to complain, but I’d rather be running. Most of the kids use this time to goof off or gossip. I guess it’s an easy A though. It would be pretty embarrassing to flunk a class where all you have to do is walk
part one
By
William Scanlan
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FOR WILLIAM SCANLAN
This publication is property of William Scanlan. All rights reserved for William Scanlan. Copyright 2013.
No part of this book shall be copied, reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without permission.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
Other books by William Scanlan found at Amazon.com
Tyler’s Journal Entry: 452
Date: October 4th
Weather: Cool, cloudy, slightly windy
Miles to go: 620
Tomorrow is the day I end this showdown with my five "friends." For three days I've tried crossing this river. For three days they've stalked me and blocked my passage across.
I sit here across from them and the only thing separating us is fifty yards of slow moving water. They just sit on their side of the river, staring at me.
I'm tired of waiting. Part of me wishes they would make a move so I don't have to. But that's alright; I've practiced MY move over and over. And tomorrow I will make it. Tomorrow if all goes to plan, there will be five corpses floating down stream and I will be across the river continuing on my way to find my family.
Dad always said, have a plan A and back it with a plan B. Well I have my plan A, a plan B, and a plan C if needed.
I've watched them as they they've watched me. I count five all together. The big one seems to be the Alpha. I'm expecting to deal with him last. I suspect the others will come for me first. I'll need to coax them in one at a time or least keep them separated enough that I can take each one out quickly and then move on to the next.
From what I know of this type; is that they are the best at working as a team. They will channel me in to where they want me, but I won't allow that. They will try to flank me from the sides, which I hope they try. They will be perfectly synchronized when closing in. But I will bust a crack in their circle of death and I will take them out one-by-one.
They may think they have me trapped in their world, but they will be in mine. The water has been my world since I was little, and I will make them pay for entering it. By getting them to come into the water, I will take away their speed and strength and give myself the advantage I need.
Tomorrow, when I'm ready, they will all die.
Tyler’s Journal Entry: 1
Date: September 6
Day: MONDAY
Weather: COOL/WINDY/CLOUDY
Training: 2 mile fartlek, 12 mile biking (155 average heart rate)
Well, this is the first of many entries I assume that I will make in this journal. My English teacher wants us to keep a journal throughout the school year. He says we can write about anything we want. I’m choosing to use it as a way to keep track of my triathlon training. I like to see my progress and I like to keep track of what works and what doesn’t
School is going well. I’ve maintained my mediocre status of being mostly invisible to the other students. But that’s OK, I have my close friends and they’re all I need. No girlfriend’s’ yet. But my day of studliness is coming. Ha.
My favorite class is math. Mr. Stoll is cool (as long as you don’t cause trouble). I enjoy algebra. Math comes easy to me. Kendrick’s in my class and so is Jax. It’s an advanced class.
My least favorite class is healthy lifestyles. Mrs. K is cool (reminds me of a hippie from the 60’s), but all we do is walk around the outside of the school for forty-five minutes. I’m used to running five miles a day for triathlon training, so this walking stuff seems like a waste to me.
Not to complain, but I’d rather be running. Most of the kids use this time to goof off or gossip. I guess it’s an easy A though. It would be pretty embarrassing to flunk a class where all you have to do is walk
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