There Lies The Gun

Mar 17th, 2014 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words

There lies the gun.

After years of gathering information, months of undercover work, weeks of planning tonight’s sting, and hours of waiting for the motorcade to arrive, the situation has unravelled.

There lies the gun.

The gun is the only weapon within easy reach. They both know it. As soon as one of them makes a move, they’ll both lunge for it, and then one of them will be shot.

There lies the gun.

A flinch, and they are fighting. Neither was quick enough.

There lies the gun.

By now the President is most likely dead.

There lies the gun.

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