The Gillespie Five (A Political / Conspiracy Novel) - Book 1 (42)
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When the news had come out on how much money Barrett had received for what he’d done, there had been another uproar. Who were his backers? What were they trying to do? And what were they planning next? These were among the many questions investigators had been asking Barrett, trying their best to trace the money back to its source when Barrett wouldn't answer.
And then the money had just disappeared. Millions gone in seconds. A few hacker groups claimed responsibility, saying the government didn't deserve the money any more than Barrett had. But that hadn't really sat well with Alex who had been monitoring and speaking to the various groups – both to thank them and to try to find out where µβ had disappeared to.
But the hacker community was a fickle group and once the fun of sticking it to the government had disappeared and turned to research, they had lost interest. They weren't answering his questions.
And as for asking Jane what had happened, he wouldn’t know where to start. Sometime ago he had received a brief note saying that she was glad they were all free and that she had decided to return to the middle east to work. Though he didn’t understand why, Alex had felt a brief sense of loss in knowing he might never see her again. At the very least he had wanted to thank her.
His computer chimed, pulling him out of his reverie. He stared at the invite to #HGTTG.
So they were still around.
Turning on his tracing program, he responded.
<µβ> It's not over
<µβ> Any of it. This wasn't even the beginning. You and your nephew, the entire group, Gillespie, Barrett. They were all just pawns in a much longer game that has been going on for centuries.
<µβ> Sometimes the rumors and legends you've heard the most about really are the truth, disguised as just a myth. They won't stop unless we stop them. And their agenda is to stop the truth from ever being known while they further their plans.
Agenda? Games?
His whole life seemed to have turned into a movie.
<µβ> Would you like to know more?
Alex barked a laugh. They might as well have asked if he wanted to follow the white rabbit down the rabbit hole.
He stared at the words on the screen. There were still so many unanswered questions. And people who needed to be paid back for what they had done to his nephew.
Taking a deep breath he typed his reply and hit enter.
THE END
About the Author
T.K. Harris was born long, long ago in a galaxy (known as California), far, far away and promptly shipped unceremoniously out of the country to spend the next several years living in the Netherlands (in a cupboard under the stairs). Upon return to the U.S. at the ripe old age of 8ish, Harris spent the next several years in a variety of states growing up (sort of) to become a software engineer and IT manager, traveling and living in even more states as well as other countries.
Harris has been writing since childhood and, through the years, has had several short stories published by various magazines, including one in Woman's World.
Phantom Dreams is Harris's first published novel.
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Harris currently lives and works in Denver, Colorado as a Solution Manager and APP/DEV Solutions Architect and is gearing up to release her first book of mystery and fantasy short stories, called: RUN and Other Short Stories (or something like that).
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