The 500

By J.D. Hughes

THE 500

Gemma wants revenge on her cheating boyfriend. She thinks she has found a perfect way. But revenge tends to be a two-edged sword.

A contemporary short story about guilt and redemption with a chilling finale.

No 2 in the Dark Shorts series of short stories
by J.D. Hughes

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.D. Hughes
• Release date: Dec 23, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466060753

J.D. Hughes

I'm a writer living in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. In a past life I was a commercial scriptwriter and film-maker. I'm still fond of film, but love writing. I hope that readers will download my free short ebooks and get a taste of how I write, and if it's to your liking let me know. If it isn't then you can also tell me - all feedback is good feedback. Subscribe to my blog and get advance notification of new short stories or novels. I will also be posting stuff that I find interesting or quirky. Any comments on my blog appreciated at http://www.jdhugheswriter.wordpress.com as are any reviews of my stories. NORTHMAN, my exciting supernatural/timeslip/ romance/ horror thriller is out now, but only on Amazon at the moment. Free chapters: http://wp.me/s24Exb-northman and http://wp.me/p24Exb-77 Amazon links: US: http://tiny.cc/dfcfow UK: http://tiny.cc/77bfow It's quite a fat book. With lots of pages. Think Dan Brown meets Stephen King in a Celtic village with several fly-by-wire Tornado aircraft and a dead Viking berserker, coupled with a timeless romance and unspeakable evil...then forget the bit about Dan Brown and Stephen King and buy the book, which I hope you will find well worth it. http://www.jdhugheswriter.wordpress.com Follow me on Twitter @JDHughes4 http://about.me/J.D.Hughes Also on Goodreads and LinkedIn.

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The 500

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The 500

The traffic was especially bad as Gemma Thornton turned out of the cul-de-sac and onto the main road. A few drops of rain fell from a sulking sky onto the windscreen.

Concentrate, she told herself between gritted teeth, today of all days I must