“Shoot me.”
Her words are piercing. They cut through my heart like a razorblade and I can feel the anguish spilling out of me, overflowing. My fortitude is dwindling, whatever strength left going towards holding the gun at her naked body.
“Shoot me. If you aren’t going to let me go, do it now, and do it quickly.”
Tears flow from my eyes, streaming down my face, following the curve of my cheeks, getting caught at the corners of my mouth, or making their way down my chin and my neck.
“I don’t want to.” I manage to choke out through clenched teeth. “Please… Please don’t make m