The scene before me plays out in slow motion.

Just as I thought I was about to beat him he finds my only vulnerability.

My sister.

There he is, standing in front of me, a gun pointed to her head.

“Please, don’t hurt her,” I beg in my fake voice, so she doesn’t know it’s me.

He lets out an evil laugh, “What makes you think I’d give her up that easily? I finally found a way to beat you!”

...

I collapse to my knees. A sob catches in my throat.

“You promised me you wouldn’t leave!” I cry out, my voice quivering.

“You told me no matter what you’d always be with me! But you lied! YOU LEFT ME!” I wail.

I tilt my head down to look at his body. My tears fall on his face.

“LIER!” I scream, pounding my fist against his chest.

I open my fist and put my palm on his chest. I place m...

It was a crisp Tuesday morning. I just got done with raking the leaves when my neighbor, Margret, steps out of her front door and waves at me.

“Good morning Charlie!” She says from her front porch.

I lean up against my rake, raising an eyebrow.

“Mornin’ Margret, what’s got you in such a chipper mood?” I ask.

She giggles, skipping down her porch stairs and over to me.

“Nothing really, it’s...

It was late in the evening, the streets are quiet as I walk out from the movie theater.

“Another terrible movie, these horror movies have gotten worse,” I say to myself, lighting a cigarette.

The cold wind blows my cigarette out before I get a chance to put it to my lips. I curse under my breath, throwing it the ground. I look around, noticing I’m the only one out.

“What time is it?” I think...