Broken promises

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"I'll hurt anyone who hurts you,"
he promised
his fingers brushing her chin.
Tears looked like ribbons
drifting down her pale cheek.
Now with puffy eyes
he looks at her
as broken shrieks leave her tongue.
"I always said I'd hurt anyone who hurts you,"
he whimpers
his eyes becoming sticky red.
His fingers start to tremble
as he holds the gun against his head.

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