prologue.

21 3 0
                                    

"I need your help, Lisa."

I watched as his white shirt slowly turned crimson red. The redness moves rapidly from the center of his chest to the surrounding, like a drop of red ink that diffuses throughout a cup of clear liquid. I held the knife warily. It felt strangely comforted at first that I survived, but fear soon bubbled up my throat and I felt as if I was drowning and no one was there to catch me. Then, I stared into his eyes.

He looked confused and frightened, like a lost puppy.

"What have you done?"

What have I done? What have you made me do?

He shook his head, then a smile crept up his pale face.

He laughed with a hint of sympathy and accomplishment. 

He took the gun and pointed the trigger to his temple and mouthed, thank you. 




What have we done?Where stories live. Discover now