Homeless #5

By Christopher Lee Cousino

The mysterious figure in black continues to haunt and torture Mark. Meanwhile, Randy promised George he would try taking down the gang George's way, with no killing unless absolutely necessary. But Randy has his own agenda and way of doing things, and he isn't going to change easily. Against George's wishes, Randy is going to spend the night carving his way through The New Age Brotherhood, and the body parts of its members, with no thought of the consequences. By night's end, Randy and George's partnership, as well as their lives, may be in jeopardy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christopher Lee Cousino
• Release date: Sep 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370447435

Christopher Lee Cousino

By day, Christopher Lee Cousino is a Licensed Practical Nurse at a group home for special needs adults. But by night, he morphs into Super Writer, an author with the ability to lose sleep and create fiction for your enjoyment. He is hard at work on many novels and stories, so stay tuned. Christopher lives in Hudsonville, Michigan with his beautiful wife, three wonderful children, two free-loading cats, and his brave, loyal chocolate lab. www.christopherleecousino.com

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HOMELESS

By Christopher Lee Cousino

HOMELESS #5

Homeless Short Story Series

By

Christopher Lee Cousino

SMASHWORDS Edition

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Homeless #5

Homeless Short Story Series

Copyright © 2016 by Christopher Lee Cousino

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HOMELESS is a work of fiction.

Names, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

FOR MOM

THE ONLY SUPERHERO I’VE EVER KNOWN, AND ALWAYS AND FOREVER, MY FAVORITE ONE.

Billie Sue Cousino

R.I.P.

10/21/54-----7/16/11

Show me a hero and I shall write you a tragedy

Unknown

Chapter 1

Mark was packing his bags. He was getting the hell out of his house, the city…hell, maybe even the state. Shit had gotten too crazy…way too fucking crazy. After he’d seen that Homeless guy that had jumped him in the parking lot the other night on the news he was scared. But then, things got even worse.

He’d tried to watch some funny movies to try and not feel so afraid. He hated being scared, he felt like such a pussy. The images of that mask and the sound of that voice just stuck in his head. Was he going to end up like that councilman?

Mark had been watching a movie when he heard a tapping on his window. When he looked at the window, he saw a dark figure crouched outside his window and then they vanished. He thought he was just imagining things…that his mind was playing tricks on him. But that hadn’t been the end of it.

He’d tried to go to sleep and was lying in bed when the hairs on the back of his neck stood up. He felt like someone was watching him. Mark had slowly rolled over in his bed and saw the same dark figure in the corner of his room. Literally standing in the corner of his damn room! It had been him. Homeless.

Mark hated to admit it, but he’d screamed like a little bitch and ran to his car. He’d called Blane and told him what had happened and told him he needed