Nathan Martinez

The Daunting Tasks

Malachi was sitting in his favorite café. He pushed his glasses up from the brim of his nose, sat straight up, and took a deep breath. On the exhale, he closed his eyes for the couple seconds, but it felt like an eternity. When he finally opened his eyes, he looked around the busy café. 13 people inside including employees and none of them knew what he was about to do. Malachi has never been the one to draw attention to himself, he was shy and normally kept to himself. At the same time, he has never had more than $500 in his name, much less $20,000! He opened the little black book, read the contents on the first page one more time to make sure he understood the directions for the tasks given. He then shut the book, put it in his backpack, and stood up.