Villains Are People Too

they say every choice you make creates a ripple in the pond of life. I made a choice once, but instead of creative a ripple it created a tidal wave washing over us all. I hadn’t recognized him when I saw him. He just looked like another precious life in need of saving. Not someone who has taken precious lives from others. Even if I had recognized him I still would have done it. I wouldn’t have been able to help myself. Just in that moment he looked so simple, so reliant, so…human. I just hope that he can see through the darkness and into the light, realize the mercy I’ve given him, and start anew. Or else the weight will be on my shoulders, the flames will light my heart and I will never forgive myself.