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Skeletons in the Closet, Chapter 1 — The Investigation

In the hope of incriminating evidence, two investigative journalists enter a politician’s office. Soon, they discover that some conspiracies are beyond imagination.

Jay C Wells
Microcosm
Published in
4 min readJun 22, 2022

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Nobody is that good. Seriously, that guy must have blotted his copybook at some point.”

Keegan looked at Nyra with concern, fidgeting with his pocket watch.

“Nyra, that guy is untouchable,” he insisted, “Let’s give up, please!”

He regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth.

“Giving up?! Why do you think I became an investigative journalist?” Nyra hissed, “I will certainly not give up because some rich f**k thinks he is untouchable!”

“We have to approach this with caution. The man is powerful ….”

“… and a brutal, power abusing megalomaniac,” Nyra said, finishing his sentence.

“Let’s go back and do some more research, Please!”

Nyra looked at him intensely, holding a heavy hammer in her right hand. She…

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Jay C Wells
Microcosm

Grandmaster of the Medium Illuminati. Creator of hidden worlds and wondrous stories. https://linktr.ee/jaycwells