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plan.  Ever since he left the service he hadn ’ t planned the way he knew he should.  David paused, got a mental grip on himself and remembered the alias.  He took a deep breath, and confidently walked up to the front desk and paid for another week ’ s stay.  The manager took the money and offered David a receipt.  David passed on it and started toward the stairs. 
    The package he held in his hand was what he had been waiting for.  It had been delivered to the PO Box two days ago, but David hadn ’ t sent his runner to get it until this morning.  That was the great thing about this town.  He could easily find someone who wanted to make $100.00 ; $25.00 up front and $75.00 upon delivery of the package.  The best part was David never had to show his face at the PO Box.  David didn ’ t think he was being paranoid, but right now he could care less.  In one week he would have Veronica in his sights, and he would do to her what he couldn ’ t all those years ago. 
    He shook the memories from his head and started up the stairs to his room on the third floor.  The hotel was sleazy, there was no doubt about that, but no one cared who he was or why he was here, and that was exactly what he was after right now.  He entered his room and opened the package.  He had been invited to the White House as part of the dinner honoring the 5 th Special Forces Group.  David had just finished his last tour of duty three weeks ago.  It wasn ’ t supposed to be his last tour.  He had planned on re-upping, but David knew he couldn ’ t after what had taken place in Afghanistan.  He sat down on the bed, and then laid back.  He closed his eyes and the memories started flooding back to him of those last days in Afghanistan.  He shook his head trying to get rid of them, but they came unabated and all David could do was relive them, whether he wanted to or not. 

Chapter 14
    It was pure coincidence he had crossed paths with Jason Sparks in Afghanistan, but as far as David was concerned it was the best luck ever.  It was chance that both units were in the same small town in Afghanistan.  When David first met members of Jason ’ s unit, he heard someone mention Jason ’ s name.  David asked around about Jason; h e asked around every time he heard names that could possibly be related to his past.  They had always turned out to be people he didn ’ t know in the past, but this time i t turned out to be someone he did know .   What were the chances of David ever meeting anyone he knew over here?
    David couldn ’ t believe it.  It was actually the man he knew, Jason Sparks of Kentucky.  David thought at first maybe the name was just a coincidence; there had to be several people named Jason Sparks from Kentucky.  David did try to keep out of sight as much as possible just in case it was the same Jason he knew.  There was no sense taking chances it might be the man he knew.  No, it was best to play it safe and deal with it when he verified if it really was Jason.  When the fighting broke loose in the streets however, David saw his opportunity he took it. 
    Jason had gotten separated from his unit by enemy fire.  He was pinned down behind a car while taking fire from snipers in a building across the street.  When David happened upon the firefight, he couldn ’ t believe his eyes.  There was Jason Sparks; how had he gotten from Kentucky to Afghanistan was anyone ’ s guess.  The irony of the situation was not lost on David.  He had gone thousands of miles away from Kentucky to avoid six people and had found one of them in a small town in Afghanistan.  David was assessing the situation when he noticed a member of the Taliban circling Jason and starting to approach him from the back.  David was furious, there was no way he had finally found Jason all these years later just to watch another man kill him.  He screamed at Jason.
    “ Behind you!! ”
    Jason turned to see the Taliban member coming toward him.