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"And yet she was all he could think about. When he was feeling
gracious, he pictured her snuggled in a warm sweater under some lucky
fuck’s arm.
And when he was feeling jealous, which was most of the
goddamn time, he pictured her naked under some nameless three-pump
chump. Being a girlfriend or a wife.
God, please not a wife.
The pistol lay between his legs, the liquor sat in the seat next to him like a true friend.
Do it, you pussy-headed motherfucker.
But the sky was too blue. And his hand kept shaking.
Beckett was afraid of the gun. It was more final than time. It wouldn’t
erase the pain, and he was afraid that after his body was wasted, the
only thing left would be fear. And he fucking despised fear."
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Awww. What a sad excerpt! He has so many inner demons. *sniffs*
ReplyDeleteSad excerpt, but I trust Debra. Have all the faith in the best is yet to come!
ReplyDeleteThanks ladies, Beckett wants to offer you both a drink!
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