PART NINE: NOTHING LEFT
Merton sat in his room two days later. He, Tommy, and Caitence had been excused from school that week. In his hands, he held a picture of Lori that he had always kept next to one of Tommy on his desk. His radio played 'Distance' by Even and Jaron softly in the background.
The sky has lost its color,
The sun has turned to gray
At least that's how it feels to me,
Whenever you're away.
He hadn't cried in days. There were no tears left. He hadn't come out of his room except to eat and use the bathroom. He had shut the doors to his room, but not bothered to lock them. He figured that if someone broke in and kidnapped him, it would be a blessing compared to what he was going through now.
1 I curl up in the corner
As I watch the minutes pass.
Each one brings me closer to
The time when you'll be back
You're coming back
He suddenly stood straight up and threw a baseball at the radio. It clicked off with a bang. "She's not coming back! NEVER!!!" He yelled. He turned to his desk. "There's nothing left for me…" he said. He took out a piece of paper and a pen. He wrote something on the paper. After 15 minutes, he was done. He opened his desk drawer, which held the gun that he had taken from his father's hiding place a few days before…
Merton sat in his room two days later. He, Tommy, and Caitence had been excused from school that week. In his hands, he held a picture of Lori that he had always kept next to one of Tommy on his desk. His radio played 'Distance' by Even and Jaron softly in the background.
The sky has lost its color,
The sun has turned to gray
At least that's how it feels to me,
Whenever you're away.
He hadn't cried in days. There were no tears left. He hadn't come out of his room except to eat and use the bathroom. He had shut the doors to his room, but not bothered to lock them. He figured that if someone broke in and kidnapped him, it would be a blessing compared to what he was going through now.
1 I curl up in the corner
As I watch the minutes pass.
Each one brings me closer to
The time when you'll be back
You're coming back
He suddenly stood straight up and threw a baseball at the radio. It clicked off with a bang. "She's not coming back! NEVER!!!" He yelled. He turned to his desk. "There's nothing left for me…" he said. He took out a piece of paper and a pen. He wrote something on the paper. After 15 minutes, he was done. He opened his desk drawer, which held the gun that he had taken from his father's hiding place a few days before…