Chapter 10: Marian Meneses and the Vortex of Mystery

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• Run on Shadow's Edge   Chapter 15: Project Blue Shadow

  Rey Lima clenched his teeth. For all the drugs he had taken none of them have given him a high that is considered up there in the firmament of extreme hallucination. He wanted something that will give him the ultimate kick. He poured a half glass of the clear fluid on a clear glass. It glides as it slowly settled in its wide brim. This fluid which he took from Dr. Molina's office escaped him from the last 15 years as he tried to find its origin. It is the elusive element 115. He had been thorough in the scope of every military lab there is just to confirm its existence. And why would he not look for this ultimate drug when everything started with his own story.Fifteen years ago a secret military experiment selected a group of young policemen for Project Blue Shadow. No details were given as to what the project is all about as it is top secret. The men were thoroughly checked for their physical and mental toughness and those that did not

• Run on Shadow's Edge   Chapter 14: A Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

  It was almost nighttime when Miles went home after his inquiry at the house in Palindrome Drive. His wife had been texting him. Worried sick of his whereabouts. All he need is to reassure her that everything is alright. While he tried with eagerness to call her, he noticed he already got a low battery indicator which he tried to conserve earlier but at once died down when he answered back. He saw a tavern along the way and asked for an available payphone but they said the technology is already obsolete and was already replaced with a nearby cell tower. One of the man sitting on the counter heard him and at once offered to lend his phone so he could make a fast call to his wife."Here, take mine. You can make an unlimited call with this.""Thanks, this is heaven sent."A moment later he was able to connect to his wife's cellphone."Barbra? I'm sorry my phone died so I have to make this call from someone else'

• Run on Shadow's Edge   Chapter 13: Que Sera Sera

  Ingrid sat at a small table inside the precinct. Alfred was not able to accompany her since the A_______Restaurant is busy for an event and they needed him as the head waiter.She tried to calm her nerves. She untied the collar on her peach colored dress and exhaled a couple of times to release her body tension.Lyca and Jorge went inside the room to interview her. Jorge sat directly in front of her while Lyca just stood nearby just enough for her to hear them."Hi, Ingrid. I am Jorge, the officer in charge of this precinct.""Hello," she replied nervously."Ingrid, uhm, let's talk a bit about the day at the restaurant."Lyca lit up a cigarette and blew the smoke in the open window. She had not seen or heard from Miles but she expected him to report back at the office this afternoon."Okay, just be gentle please." Then she laughed nervously."This won't be long Ing

• Run on Shadow's Edge    Chapter 12: Run Towards the Shadow's Edge

  Dr. Molina watched Colonel Riva walk toward his office from his office window. It was his schedule for his regular session. The final report is waiting on his table and until he closes it or affix his signature the colonel still has to make this visit like an official regular activity. Monthly summary of those reports were sometimes sent to the regional committee with the partial assessment but none of them have already cleared his mental status. After this session, Dr. Molina will have to make a long trip again to personally endorse another one to the committee.He heard a knock on the door."Come in."It was Colonel Riva."How are you Colonel?" Dr. Molina wore his white doctor's gown. He sat on his desk as he observed the colonel settle on the psych chair in front of him. He took note of Colonel Riva's appearance and his unusual physical mannerism on his progress notes.

• Run on Shadow's Edge   Chapter 11: An Exhange of Moral Virtue

  "I lied you know." Ingrid was visibly angry."I am sorry." Alfred said.They were in S____ park on a Sunday. The park was almost empty except for some joggers that went by."You said the watch is a cheap knock off.""I said it in jest. I didn't know if it's real or not. A guy gave it to me together with a pile of money in exchange for the hard drive.""I covered for you, you know.""Just like I said, you don't have to do that.""The police wanted me at the station. What would I tell them?"Alfred was sitting on the park bench. He cupped his face with his hands."I don't know. Maybe the truth.""Who told you to take the hard drive, anyway?""Some man.""Are you crazy? That's not an answer."""Okay, a man I don't know called me at the restaurant. I took the call because he might be one of the regulars who just want a reservation.""And then what?"Alfred's

• Run on Shadow's Edge   Chapter 10: Marian Meneses and the Vortex of Mystery

  Jorge's cell phone vibrates on his desk. He picked it up and quickly slumped on his chair. Earlier, he texted Miles to call him right away after he got the "out of coverage area" noticed on his phone when he tried calling him."Jorge, this is Miles. We got a problem."It was direct. Blunt. Quizzical. And perhaps would entail a plethora of details that borders on the complex and the obscure. But it has its silver lining. Just like what Colonel Riva said, the most complex things might just have the more basic answer and it can naturally be found. They just have to look at it, perhaps, in a different eye.Miles was calling inside his old Volkwagen beetle still amazed at how things fell into its rightful place. But it border on the negative."Miles, go ahead. I'm listening."The fat IT guy was in the corner digitizing the video that was sent by Colonel Riva. The screen on his monitor were slowly scanning the video images and the calculation given would