
The Dark
Short Stories by Mike DeFrench
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Two men are trapped in darkness. A shipping container, buried underground.
No idea who locked them in there.
It's been days. A week. Maybe more.
And then the lock opens. Something is thrown inside with them.
A gun. With only one bullet.
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