The Shot Heard 'Round the World

"You will perform an act of God."

His voice, smoky and thick, sunk heavily into my body, embedding itself in my skin, my bones, pulling me apart from the inside out. It was a voice I knew would taunt me as long as I lived.

I swallowed the heavy lump in my throat, daring myself to speak,

"What do you mean?" my own voice was barely recognizable, shrunken and shriveled by fear.

He paced the length of room, each step meticulous and precise, footfalls echoing off the ghostly white walls.

"Two lives reside in your hands as of now. You have exactly one hour to decide which one lives, and which one dies,"