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By Darknyss
In the split second it takes the robber to aim and fire, I realise that I ain't afraid to die. I ain't looking forward to it, but I've made my peace with the world.
My momma will be proud of me; I died saving a life. The life of a preacher man, the life of a friend. And that feels right. This is the way I wanna go out.
These have been the best 18 months of my life. After momma died, I thought I'd never find a family again. But I jumped off a stagecoach in the middle of nowhere and fell in with these six amazing brothers who love me even when I mess up so many times. They love me. And that feels so good. That's why I ain't sorry to die like this. My life for a brother.
And I see their faces before me; Chris icy but kind, Vin proud and quiet, Josiah wise and strong, Nathan who patched me up too many times to count, Ezra smart and funny and Buck…my protector, my guide, my blood brother, my soul. And I swear I'm gonna keep watchin' over them even if I gotta beg God to be allowed to, I'm gonna be with them always.
And I am so proud to have lived this life, I am so proud to die like this but I am so sad I gotta go.
Shots are fired around me. The sky's so blue it's blinding me and I feel no pain. They're all around me now, my brothers. They hold me tight, they don't want to let me go. God, I love them. I'm safe…safe…Buck is beside me…crying. Don't cry. I'll be with you. I swear. I just gotta leave right now…my brothers…goodbye…