The Short List

This story follows a recent med school graduate, William Mcalister aged 26. William chose to live his life in his medical books until he finally achieve the status of Dr, where he felt successful enough to take a breather and enjoy life. In the last few months of his residency, after finally checking in on his declining health William soon finds out he only has half a year left to live unless he acts quickly to extend his life span. Shortly after finding out he has less than a year to live, William Mcalister, sets out to create and complete a series of bucket lists to complete before sharing the devastating news with his parents and friends. During this newfound quest, William encountered an old friend he lost contact with while attending a support group while intoxicated as a prank to lighten up his mood. Unknowingly the support group he attended was in fact for abused victims and not substance abuse. While sitting in the back of the meeting, his list of things to do before unveiling his fate got cut short. The list came to a stop because of the group leader after she finished telling her testimony about how she started the group. When William heard her story, he finally realized why his childhood girlfriend had to move out in the middle of the night without ever seeing her again. Although he was still intoxicated he got up and ran out of the meeting and straight to the back alley to process and to realize how unfair life is as he screams in denial, until he stumbles and falls on the ground. A nearby passerby helped him up and got him a cab home. When he woke up the next morning, his motive was clear and his mind became fixated on one thing and one thing only as he walked a path of secrecy, a path doomed to only end in one way, not for the future, not for love, not for peace, only for revenge.