102. Edward Clarke

Maxim Vasiliev

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FLASHBACK (TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO)

I sat at the edge of the pool, my feet dipped into the water. My nanny always told me not to go near the water when I was alone but she wasn’t around so I could do as I liked.

She hadn’t been back in a few days, which was odd, but Father refused to tell me where she went and if she would be back.

I was bored. Usually, my nanny would be around to keep me busy, but then again, if she was around, I would probably be having my afternoon sleep after my lesson.

Unlike other kids, my lesson consisted of learning about various weapons and how deadly they were. Today, I learned about the VSS Vintorez. VSS stood for Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya, which was Russian for ‘special sniper rifle’.

It was a rifle that was created in 1981 and it was quite long with a barrel length of 200mm. I wasn’t allowed to hold it just yet. My Father said I would learn how to use it when I was older.

My thoughts were interrupted when I saw a mop of blonde h