I had been up all night cramming for my exam the next day. My eyes were aching and tired. There was no way I was going to pass that test. I turned off the light in the kitchen and started heading upstairs to bed. As I passed by the door, something dropped through my mail slot andonto my foot. I yelped in surprise, but looked down at what the offending item was. The light in the hall was dim, so I had to pick the package up. It was a group of papers bound together. A small note was attatched to the package, handscrawled. I picked the note off of the package and read it to myself...
Every town has it's secrets. Most only go as deep as drugs and gangs. but oftentimes, they go deeper. The town Iwas in had much deeper secrets. Much deeper. It's up to you to let the truth be out. The nation should know. The town should know. You should know. I leave this manuscript in your hands, for you to type and publish. You'll not regret it.
I shook my head and gazed at the package of papers in my hands. No details, no explanation. Only that the papers contained secrets. I was no longer as tired as I thought. I wanted to get started on this right away. I will admit, I was shocked at what I had read, and what I had to type. What follows is the account word-for-word as was written in the manuscript. I have not changed anything of the names. What names are given, if they be real or fake, I do not know. There was no mention of the name of the town, it could have been anywhere. I did this as a favor for the person who dropped it. Whoever he was, I wish him the best of luck in his life.
Copyright 1999
