Choose Me

by Tess Gerritsen

Pedestrians will never know they are walking across the spot where only hours ago a young woman’s life flickered out.

Suicide is a form of surrender, and her twins are fighters, iron willed and rebellious. She peers down at the street. “God, it’s a long drop.”

defended him? It had to be.

“The Second Amendment says I have a right to own

What was invisible under bright light now glows with the ghostly echoes of violence.

Taryn was a self-guided missile, aimed straight for her target.

even a closed door would not muffle any shouts

he took hold of her wrists, trapping them.

Male subjects always assume their most formidable opponent is another man, and too often they regard Frankie as merely an appendage, scarcely worth a glance.

Yes, Professor, I’ve been here the whole time, watching. Observing. But you didn’t pay attention to this middle-aged gal in the size-fourteen blue pantsuit.

You go through life never appreciating the joy of a normal day until the instant it’s gone.