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December 29, 2024
Until you deal with the heart, the mind, and the soul, evil will reign. That’s kind of the hallmark of human history.
life is precious. It can be short, painful, annoying, or seemingly hopeless, but it’s worth experiencing.
Have I seen too much to cry? Or is there too much to cry for?
Then, what I don’t know can’t hurt me.”
I killed my mother. Ian Colt tests the thought. He could do it. He should do it. He would do it. But not yet.
Perhaps she’d do the entire world a favor and take herself out with those pills she loves more than anything.
Look, Mom. See what I can do.
Write nothing. Say nothing. He can’t remember exactly when the fascination with school shooters started. Middle school, probably.
Let them wonder about the reasons. He doesn’t plan on being around this lousy world long enough to care what they think of him.
That’s a lie. He cares. He cares very deeply.
He doesn’t need bombs to make a lasting impression, just guns. Lots of guns. Guns are beautiful weapons.
They don’t judge like people do. They simply point in one direction and destroy upon command.
He has a hit list, but only in his head. So many people deserve to die.
Ian needs to look into her eyes the moment he pulls the trigger. She must see it’s him.
They have earned low spots on his hit list because they are hardly worth the bullets it will take to put them down.
On the other hand, a ski mask might rob people of their last glimpse of him. They might die not knowing who saved them from their pathetic lives of mediocrity. That would be sad.
Kill myself? Let the cops do it? Or should I surrender?
How can he fully appreciate his actions if he’s dead?
Then he could watch the world burn from a safe distance.
They’d try to find a million excuses for what could send a young man to such “desperate measures.” They’d look so deep that they forget the obvious. The fun. The challenge.
Human nature translates to competition in every endeavor.
This is his day.
is going off to war, and in a way, it’s true. Today, he will war against their stupidity, their apathy, and their whole corrupt system.
And he will win. That’s the best part.
