Staring at the gun pointed right at me, anger surges through me, and I don’t hold back; nothing he could say would make me hesitate now. Lightening flickers, and thunder cracks as my eyes glow. He will never have the chance to hurt me again. The lightning shoots from the sky to me and then from me to Trey. He drops to the ground and doesn’t move. I don’t need to check, I know. He’s gone. I saw the light fade from his eyes when the lightning struck him. Trey was no longer a threat to me or Lexi, so I don’t regret what I did. My mind started going blank. I fought the need to crumple to the ground. What had just happened? How had things gotten so bad between us?
Hearing the commotion, my parents rush outside. “What happened?” questioned Mom. “Is that Trey?” asks Dad. “He attacked me. He trie
