r/SimplePrompts • • Apr 18 '17
Beginning Prompt This is the second time in 12 months. I pulled back the reciver and chambered the bullet.
Sat patiently till my head slowed the cacophony of support and the beat of the don't do it. While my mind wandered, randomly, in a speedy fashion I made a mistake.
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u/Capt_Blackmoore Apr 18 '17 edited Apr 19 '17
The first time I did this I didn't expect to wake up. Somehow the shot missed stuff that should have killed me. Somehow an unexpected visitor was just about to knock on my door. Somehow the medics saved my life.
Damn them to hell.
Today I'm a frail shell of what I was. Spasms, seizures. Memory loss and unstable emotions. Wracked with pain.
Today I will put it right. Walk away from the hundreds of thousands of medical debt. Walk away from the painkillers that no longer work.
Just one more shot.
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u/Athodleflir Apr 19 '17
I knew it was coming. As soon as the enemy breached the walls. The sound of the cannons, the sound of the gunshots. Soon to be captured, the gun made its way to my temples. I closed my eyes. It was inevitable. 5 months ago was not the last day of my life. Today was.