High Pressure: A Tyler Locke Short Story

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Tyler Locke wasn’t sure he was being followed until he reached the hardware store. A lanky man wearing a Seahawks cap, light windbreaker, and mirrored sunglasses ambled by on the sidewalk as Tyler scanned the array of Leatherman multi-tools on a rack, comparing them to the one in his pocket. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched the man turn his head to see where Tyler was before disappearing past the window.

Tyler thought he recognized the face, but he couldn’t put his finger on where he’d seen him before. Tyler had suspected a tail for the last six blocks of the Greenwood Car Show, but with the large crowds wandering the road closed off to traffic, he couldn’t be sure until this moment. The late June event was packed with auto enthusiasts and their families strolling along Seattle’s Greenwood Avenue to gawk at the hot rods, classic cars, and exotic supercars that were backed up against the curb on either side. The displayed vehicles stretched for more than a mile between Sixty-Fifth and Ninetieth streets, and Tyler was near the south end at Seventy-Second.

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