HOLLA!
This is another catch up and we are heading to our good friend Hunter Clarington. I haven't really done this type of style before as well so this should be fun!
Thanks to all who continue to support this, you are totally awesome!
Prompt: if only I'd known then what I know now (first person) – Melissa Motown
Character: Hunter Clarington
Words: 543
If only I'd known then that I would have the problems I did, I would never have let my childhood fly by so quickly.
If only I'd known then my sweet mother would die when I was four, I would have run away earlier to escape my brutal father.
If only I'd known then that I would end up so corrupt, I never would have gone to military school.
If only I'd known then that my friendships at military school would be formed due to my ability, I would have tried harder and not seen as so lazy.
If only I'd known then my father would make me do a month tour when I was just 13, I would have prepared myself for the horrors I saw out there.
If only I'd known then that I would never kill another human being, I would never have joined the target club.
If only I'd known then that my life would be miserable for my conscientious objections, I would have gone to choir earlier.
If only I'd known then my voice was so good, I would have taken my opportunity earlier.
If only I'd known then that I had skills in leadership that would take us to Nationals for three years in a row, I would have pushed them further and harder, quicker.
If only I'd known then I'd be invited to take over a struggling show choir in Ohio, I would have researched my competition earlier.
If only I'd known then that the boys would be so open and friendly to me, I would have not appeared so closed off.
If only I'd known then that I would realise I wasn't straight, I might have reconsidered my options and reconsidered coming to Dalton.
If only I'd known then that I would resort to such cruel and illegal methods, I would have tried to find another way.
If only I'd known then that I'd force my friends to do what I was doing, I would have started to hate myself earlier.
If only I'd known then that I would kick one of my closest friends out of the choir, I would have stopped my power hungry nature before it got too bad.
If only I'd known then that I would take Performance Enhancing Drugs, I wouldn't have started to make the connections that I did when I was younger.
If only I'd known then it would have lost us Sectionals for the first time in 3 years, I would have warned myself so much earlier.
If only I'd known then it would have disastrous effects on the boys with the withdrawal symptoms, I would never have put them on it in the first place.
If only I'd known then it would have an even worse effect on me, I would never have done it to myself.
If only I'd known then that it would break down my immune system, I would have reminded myself I hate hospitals.
If only I'd known then it would kill me, I wouldn't be in this hospital bed, writing this confession.
My name is Hunter Clarington, and I am personally responsible for the deaths of 14 Warblers and myself. All because of my selfish ambition, my desire to seek revenge.
What did you think? Enjoy the music and hopefully see you Monday if I haven't died of total embarrassment or being so useless in the exam...