Duty Bound?
Hi tomfoollery. I quite enjoyed this story. I thought the twist at the end was very good. Throughout the story you mention both the Sergeant and Gary's dad, which I thoguht was two people. I did think the Sergeant was mentioned too much at first and wondered why, but all became apparent when we find out he is Gary's dad.
As I read through the story, I made some notes:
'Survival is instinctive dad.' Gary had... - 'Survival is instinctive, Dad,' Gary had...
I would have liked to know more about Gary's decent - I felt it was over too quickly and could have been developed a little to give more of a sense of fear, pain, etc.
...idea of the drop. Gary started... - ...the drop, Gary...
'Hold it mate.' he whispered... - ...mate,' he...
...into it's shoulder holster... - (its)
...okay then.' Gary had suggested... - ...then,' Gary...
...sergeant Murray.' he whispered... - ...Murray,' he...
I hope this helps and I wish you luck with your writing.
Wisa.
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