Overcome
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Ongoing, First published Oct 21, 2015
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I held the cold metal in my hands as hot tears streamed down my face.

" Did you do it?" I asked him. He looked up at me with his blue eyes brimming with tears. He looked back down at the ground letting a tear slide down his face. Not a word comes from his mouth.

"DID YOU DO IT?" I scream in aggravation. I pull the gun to his head. Again he doesn't look at me. I hold it there for awhile. I realized I couldn't kill him, and I never would.

"I love you, Dad. I always will, but I can't kill you." I whimpered as I pulled the gun to my temple and closed my eyes. I heard an extremely loud noise and see my dad struggling at the ropes holding him back. He is going crazy, trying to stop me.

" NO!! I CANNOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN, ELISHA." he yells, tears streaming down his face. He looks up at me, struggling once more. 

" I love you. " I whisper. That's when I truly saw the fear in my father's eyes. He looks behind me and he opens his mouth to say something.  A gunshot goes off
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