GUNS
A/N: Written for Corgi's Literature Club (MyAnimeList) Short Short Stories Challenge.
Brandon first learned about guns at the age of six. When one pulled its trigger, it would unleash a loud bang and carve a hole on the object one aimed at. A group of thugs once used his mother as a target, which gave him nightmares for months.
Later on, Brandon often saw flashes of fire coming out of the squirt guns in the orphanage. The illusion would make him cry like a baby, which drove away many potential friends.
Twelve years later, Brandon finally learned to use guns. An assassin who threatened his father figure was his first victim.