He places his palm over the trigger, muffling the click of the safety. For four days he’s been tracking this man, and he wasn’t about to give himself away. No, this man would pay, and dearly. He crawls forward, silently across the field, inching along on his belly. Not far now, he thought, making it to the row of cars that the mans guards left behind. He rose quickly, his weapon spitting flashes and dropping men with a loud “CRACK”. first one life, then another, and another. Three men down.. three sparks extinguished.. The man cowered against a car, pleading. But his words fell on deaf ears. “Say hello to my wife.” one more “CRACK”, and the deed was done.. He sighed and looked to the heavens, Wishing it would all just go back the way it was..

The children sat on the hill, off in the distance they saw flashes and heard thunder. Then a few minutes later, there was one more flash, the thunder faded in the hills. They looked at each other, puzzled, And then there was silence..