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fatal curiosity
#WritcoStoryPrompt13
The instructions were clear:
'Go in, retrieve the package, don't look back.'
That simple.
He did everything right till he looked back...

He did everything right till he looked back. As his eyes glanced over his shoulder, a shiver ran down his spine. The narrow alley he had just traversed seemed different, darker somehow. He quickened his pace, the package securely tucked under his arm.

In his haste, he bumped into a mysterious stranger, their eyes hidden beneath the shadowy brim of a hat. The stranger whispered cryptic warnings, words that sent a chill through his veins. Ignoring the warnings, he continued his hurried journey, convinced he was just imagining things.

But as he approached his destination, a...