Post #3 - The Nightmare

     Wind, snow, and hail were the weather conditions that his dreams were comprised of. Most people would consider being bogged down by extreme weather as a burden. Luca however, saw this as an excuse to continue to hunker down; it was his element. As he shifted his glasses back onto his face once again, the glare from the email illuminated his face in the dark room. “Why should I help Leclerc?” he thought to himself. He knew perfectly of Leclerc's skills; he was a master at tracking down anyone and anything. This got him thinking and he was soon clacking on his keyboard with eagerness. “Leclerc, I will agree to help you on one condition:” the email read, “you help me find my father.” As he sent the email, he heard the sirens. He looked outside and couldn’t see 10 feet in front of him with all the sleet and condensation on his window. He ran back to his computer and with a few clicks he was into the city’s traffic cameras. People everywhere were running for their cars and shelter. The weather was scary, however, what scared Luca the most was imminent event of resorting down to the storm shelter with the other residents of the building. Storms: No problem. Social encounters with no wifi: nervous ticks.

     He recognized he had little time to help Leclerc. He the dove into everything about Mr. Evans he could find and he may have found a little too much. Evans was in deep financial trouble. The whole building knew he was a bit of a “penny pincher” but Luca was shocked at his record. Over $300,000 in debt, Evans was stuck. With debt like that, comes desperation, which Luca also encountered in his search. The man was a gambler who had been to the closest casino at least 35 times as far as Luca could tell. The joint was owned by a man named Big Dosh who had a reputation for enforcing payments to his casino. Luca had his prime suspect. As he flipped the tab to the building’s cameras, he saw the rest of the residents beginning to retreat downstairs. “This is it,” he thought as he felt a shudder through his spine. His nightmare had come true.