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Win-Win

May 10, 2024 3 Comments

By Howard Dart Humeston

“I was born depressed and carried that weight on my shoulders every day,” I told the man with the gun. “Never seriously depressed, just never normal either. After sixty-five years, I am damn sick and tired of it.”

“Shut up and give me your wallet!” the brute barked.

“Fair warning. I have nothing to lose.”

I slipped my boot off my right foot and threw it at his forehead just as he fired his gun. I felt the round penetrate my chest, but before losing consciousness, I saw him fall backward onto the tracks in front of the speeding subway.

Win-win.

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  1. A man says

    May 15, 2024 at 8:41 am

    This was quite a nice read. Sad and funny at the same time. Atleast to me .

    Reply
  2. Sue says

    May 15, 2024 at 11:24 am

    Wow. Great ending. Well done.

    Reply
  3. Pamela Cartlidge says

    May 21, 2024 at 3:11 am

    Ingenious!

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