OLD ED: A Short Story

Everyone at the rest home knew that Ed was pleasant, caring, funny, and popular with the women there. What they didn’t know was that Ed was also a hitman, and over the past 35 years he had eradicated 71 evil men and women.

He didn’t use a firearm because he believed there was already too much gun violence in the world. No problem. Ed knew many, many highly effective ways to do his job.

He had never made a hit personal until last night, and that one didn’t go smoothly. Could it be his 76 years were catching up with him? Was it time to retire? If so, he would never admit it.

Tonight’s unexpected job, possibly his last one, couldn’t be more personal and it would be his toughest yet.