nightingaleinheaven
❝ a sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker than a germ. ❞
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One tragedy was all it took for Austin to turn to the hurting man's prized substances: drugs and alcohol. One tragedy was all it took to unearth years of trauma; one tragedy was all it took to turn the perfect family man into a murderous criminal.
A string of poorly-hid murders lead to Austin's arrest and eventually a place on death row. Austin's prisonmate is 45-year old Jamie, a reserved man consumed with regret and a victim of racial injustice.
Austin observes the special connection Jamie has with a Book written in a foreign language, known to his comrade as the Qur'an. Jamie's growing interest in this Book causes him to transform into a man completely foreign in concept to Austin: a pious, religious man who devotes the remainder of his life to God.
Austin watches Jamie's transformation in awe, but will he follow in his footsteps?
TRIGGER WARNING. this story is based primarily on themes of murder, crime, substance abuse, abuse, and trauma.
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cover by @swell_michelle •