The Ends of Suffrage
“Please.”
“There is nothing to plead for.”
“I can give you anything you want.”
“There is nothing that I want.”
“Please.”
“Say that word again and see what happens.”
“Okay.”
…
“I don’t know what to do.”
“Let me take your pain away.”
“I don’t want that.”
“You do not have a choice.”
“I’m begging you.”
“Don’t.”
“If you unlock the door we could arrange something.”
“That would be idiotic.”
“But it wouldn’t. We’ll both leave here with what we want.”
“I want you to die.”
“Please.”
“Your suffering ends here.”
“But I’m not suffering.”
“You will be.”
…
“Quit crying. You may give me your final words so that I can tell them to your family.”
“Don’t do this to them.”
“You chose this.”
“You didn’t give me any good options.”
“You chose to die instead of your family. You will now fulfill that choice. Give me your final words.”
“No.”
“Then I will tell your family nothing.”
“You’re insane.”
“You are stubborn.”
“You’re a horrible person and I hope you live the rest of your life suffering.”
“Your suffering ends here. May your afterlife be peaceful yet especially short, so that you are reborn into your next life filled with an unimaginable and unbearable suffrage and sorrow. Farewell.”