Enduring Their Pain

endurance. Endurance is the power to withstand something challenging.

pain. Pain may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it may be constant.

Alexandra: feminine form of the name Alexander, which means "defender of man" or "protector of man".

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"Why won't you look at me? Is your 'issue' so severe that you can't even make eye contact with me?" He said cooly, almost in a harsh tone.

I thought of my next words carefully, nervous of how this might end.

"It's every person I make eye contact with; I can feel whenever they're in pain. Whether it's emotional or physical, I can feel it all." I pause and inhale deeply, "And there is only one way to stop the pain. Death. And I don't want to be tempted to kill you."