No amount of advice can change someone's mind if they are falling apart.
No matter what you say, if their decision is already fixed, there’s nothing you can do. I could see it in Axel’s eyes—the unwavering resolve, the depths of his anguish. It was like staring into an abyss where reason and emotion clashed violently.
“Axel, please,” I whispered, my voice trembling but resolute. “This isn’t what Jhoanna would have wanted. Don’t let your pain drive you to do something you’ll regret forever.”
His grip on the gun tightened, his knuckles turning white. “You don’t understand,” he muttered, his voice cracking. “I’ve lost everything. This is the only way I know to make things right.”
Tears welled up in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. “Revenge won’t bring her back. It won’t heal the
