Flashpoint

By Roberto Scarlato

Story One of a new series called "Renegades Through Time"...

Carl has discovered something disturbing about himself. Something that makes him unlike any other human on the planet. A rare disorder which has dangerous consequences with each passing degree. Now he has to reach out to his best friend to help him with one last request.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Roberto Scarlato
• Release date: Mar 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9781386323594

Roberto Scarlato

Roberto Scarlato is an author, blogger and audiobook narrator. He writes speculative fiction, mystery, suspense, thriller, romance, horror and crime. Scarlato grew up in a small suburb of Chicago, where his love of a good story was cultivated by shows like “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “The Twilight Zone.” A bibliomaniac from the moment he learned to read, he began weaving together his own tales at an early age.  In November 2014, Scarlato quit his day job. He now writes and narrates full time. He married his high school sweetheart in 2010 and they have a daughter.

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Flashpoint

Roberto Scarlato

Published by Roberto Scarlato, 2019.

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Flashpoint

Carl incessantly twirled the glass thermometer in his teeth.  Between that noise and the one of his tapping foot he drew many irritated glances from the few customers within the diner. He didn’t care. He would stare right back at them.  One little girl looked over, worried that the glass would break and that the mercury inside would leak out onto his teeth.  She wanted to tell him to stop. Her parents gently turned her back to their booth.

He looked at his watch, which still showed the digital numbers 12:01 a.m.

Bill said he’d be here by now.

The smell of bacon was in the air. There were only three other customers in the place, besides the family sitting in the booth behind Carl. A vagrant was sitting at the counter. Next to him were two college buddies yucking it up as they gorged on the carbs to build up their body mass for football.

He anxiously watched the window until he finally spotted Bill’s silver Lexus rounding the bend, headlights piercing the darkness