The Final Testament of William Crook, Once a Bodyguard to the President

by Melinda Young

The Final Testament of William Crook, Once a Bodyguard to the President

Revised Edition Copyright 2011 by Melinda Young

Original Edition Copyright 1998 by Melinda Young

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This is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

The Final Testament of William Crook, Once a Bodyguard to the President earned a Genre Short Story category honorable mention in the 1999 Writers Digest Writing Competition.

The Final Testament of William Crook, Once a Bodyguard to the President

The dream is always the same. I am trying to get to the theatre, but the crowds of people, the press of time, even the very air itself hold me back. I swim through the thick air, pushing on against all the forces pushing against me, each step a struggle without the feel of victory. Finally I see the theatre, and the throngs outside streaming away. I fight my way through them as a fish would attempt to ascend the cataract at Niagara, and yet somehow I manage to push my way through. I take the stairs three at a time. I would know the way even if my eyes were blindfolded.