"Him or them," hissed Cora. Her long pointy red fingernails trailed up from my anger-filled cheeks to the corner of my eye. I held back a whimper and looked down at the dusty black gun. Tears threatened to spill, how could I kill the man that I love? But at the same time, how could I let my family die for my happiness? The choice was too hard to make, the sound of my heart pounding on my chest was just too unbearable. I looked up and stared at him with tears at the brim of my eyes. I could tell from his eyes that he was understanding my pain. I chuckled painfully, that's one of the things I love about him, he understands.
So...I closed my eyes and cocked the gun.
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Him or Them
RomanceIt was late October when I fell in love with the man that I was supposed to kill. I shouldn't have felt this feeling...I was trained to not feel this. But, I couldn't help but feel my voice get caught up in my throat or the air get sucked out of my...
