112 Do Not Buy

Elliot stared at the sterile white ceiling as he struggled for each labored breath. 

The incessant beeping of the machinery barely keeping him alive seemed more disruptive than usual.

Ever since his lung cancer diagnosis, he had lived each day battling the merciless disease, clinging to the hope that he might prevail. 

But for those who cannot afford it, hope can be a dangerous thing to cling to. And Elliot was realizing that too young.

He blamed it all on his workplace. An esteemed engineer and valedictorian, intelligence was an understatement for his brilliant and creative mind.

But he had been naive, falling for the wrong woman and taking the wrong job under her ruthless father. 

Her father was excavating gold from a perilous site, and needed to hide the operation. Building an oil rig provided the perfect cover - while it was under construction, the gold could be hastily extracted without arousing government suspicion.