6th Floor Shooter || #Wattys2017

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Parts 9
Time 1h 14m

Reads 3,316
Votes 484
Parts 9
Time 1h 14m

22 November 1963// 12:31 /// Dealey Plaza // Dallas, Texas// 
            
            With the presidential motorcade in his sights, he pulls the trigger and takes the shot. As chaos erupts on the street below, an almost inconspicuous assassin flees the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository. He doesn't know it yet, but come the next morning, he will be the most infamous man in the nation. Headlines proclaim 'JFK Slain in Dallas', but only he knows just how misleading that is. A country grieves the loss of its President, led by the stoic and graceful Jacqueline Kennedy. Yet, as her touching heartache resonates with millions of Americans, the man in the shadows isn't affected... for he is the only one who knows who that one fateful bullet was truly intended for...
            
            [1st Place Winner in the Glimmer Awards for        Historical fiction]
            [Finalist in the Iced Tea Summer Bash 2017]
            [Highest Rank: #145 in Historical Fiction]
            [Cover Credit: @chocfudgeo]All Rights Reserved

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22 November 1963// 12:31 /// Dealey Plaza // Dallas, Texas// 
            
            With the presidential motorcade in his sights, he pulls the trigger and takes the shot. As chaos erupts on the street below, an almost inconspicuous assassin flees the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository. He doesn't know it yet, but come the next morning, he will be the most infamous man in the nation. Headlines proclaim 'JFK Slain in Dallas', but only he knows just how misleading that is. A country grieves the loss of its President, led by the stoic and graceful Jacqueline Kennedy. Yet, as her touching heartache resonates with millions of Americans, the man in the shadows isn't affected... for he is the only one who knows who that one fateful bullet was truly intended for...
            
            [1st Place Winner in the Glimmer Awards for        Historical fiction]
            [Finalist in the Iced Tea Summer Bash 2017]
            [Highest Rank: #145 in Historical Fiction]
            [Cover Credit: @chocfudgeo]

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