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Last Tether
The wind was howling, nearly knocking me over, looking down sent a shiver through my spine. “Is this right?” I thought to myself. The rain splashing my face made it hard to see, but I knew where I was. I had planned for this all week, nothing was going to get in my way. I was deadset, not even my mind could stop me now. I took another glance down as the sirens began to sound in the distance. I can’t believe it took them so long to get here.
By 4Shot Pastas4 years ago in Horror
I'm a Programmer
I’m a programmer, and I don’t think what happened to me should even be possible. The events in this story happened a few years ago yet I only feel comfortable sharing them now. I honestly don’t know if it’s safe for me to disclose any of this, but I’ve been driven to the brink of insanity keeping it bottled up. First, there are some things you need to know about me. Oftentimes, I will go days without sleep just to meet a deadline after excessive amounts of procrastination. I don’t do drugs or anything like that to stay awake, I mostly just consume heart attack inducing amounts of caffeine. Programming pay is amazing and I don’t really have to deal with people in person. I never quite got the point of forming meaningful relationships, which took a real toll on my social skills. The realization hit me as a kid that I never wanted to team up with my peers to do projects, it just seemed pointless when I could do it all myself. When I found out about programming at 13, I knew it was my cup of tea. At the time, computer programming was much more challenging to get into, but I managed. I am now making more money than both my parents combined and am living in a nice place in blissful solitude. Unfortunately, anything good that has ever happened to me, always seems to have a whiplash effect. This was no different, and it all started with a damn email. I have multiple work emails. One is specifically designated for receiving requests. Another, is for receiving payments. The third business email address is meant for high end clients. Now, not many people have my high end email. I only really check it once a week to make sure my bot is properly filtering any spam and removing my address from whatever rosters managed to get a hold of it. On average, I get one email every two months or so. I can't stress enough just how few people have this email address. When I received notification on my phone of a new message at my high end email, it wasn’t too surprising since it had been a few months since my last one. I figured it was a returning client looking for a new program. The message itself seemed legit enough, “Dear Mr. Riley, I am reaching out to you after receiving a recommendation from REDACTED,” I cut the name out for confidentiality, “It is our understanding that you specialize in complex and unique programming and for the right price, are able to do special, one of a kind projects. Enclosed, is a description of an SFTP client that does not rely on the internet. We ask that you please thoroughly read the file enclosed containing the detailed description for how we need the program to function, as well as a cash compensation offer. Confidentiality is of the utmost importance and critical for you to maintain in order to receive full compensation. If you are to accept this offer, half of the money will be sent to your account within seconds. If you do not fulfil your end of the deal, charges, fines and additional fees will be charged to your account exceeding the amount of the first half of compensation. (Penalties, resulting from your accepting a task you are not capable of.) If this offer is not accepted within the hour, it will be null and void . Have a wonderful day.”
By 4Shot Pastas5 years ago in Horror
