It all went wrong… so quickly… so soon after that…
All my fault…
You ran from me for years…
And then…
Miracle…
You gave yourself to me…
Her hands on my chest once more, “You want this?”
“Mitch, I’ve never wanted anything else.”
…
…
Oh, God…
I had it…
I had it… I’d gotten there. After a f*****g lifetime, I’d gotten there…
…
The people I hurt.
The lives I ruined…
Mitch…
Jenny…
Who would have guessed justice would come from such a place?
*****
Richard
“Mind if I join you?”
Michael turns, a mug cradled in his hands, steaming in the chill morning air, matching the one in my own. “Not at all.” He shuffles up, making room for me on the terrace wall.
I sit, looking down the sweep of the mountain. “Amazing view isn’t it.”
“Yeah… I never get tired of looking at it. Especially
