It has been said that your entire life will flash before your eyes when you know that you are going to die.
No such thing happened to me as the hatchet sunk into the earth inches away from my head. My eyes never blinked as this was all happening to me in what seemed like slow motion.
I could do nothing but stare as the hooded man released the wooden handle and left the weapon embedded in the soil. His free hand quickly disappeared into the front pocket of his pants.
This is the last vision that I remember before I lost consciousness.
Mr. X
Mysterious McCrone 