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Death Has Its Heart in the Right Place

March 14, 2009
By Andy Binker Cosen BRONZE, Buenos Aires, Other
Andy Binker Cosen BRONZE, Buenos Aires, Other
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Looking down the barrel of a gun is a strange feeling, but after staring into Death's dark face so many times, Jack had become accustomed to the tickles and prickles that run across your spine. It had become a familiar, a common, an ordinary feeling. He almost liked it, the sensation, of Death looming about, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. To him, it was intoxicating. It made his heart race, his blood pump and adrenaline run. It was like being in love for the first time, and the last. Yet every time that the Reaper swung his scythe on the mob boss, he always seemed to stop, never finishing the job. It was as though he, Death, took pleasure in seeing Jack sweat under his blade. They both enjoyed the mad thrill, but it seemed that this would be the last time they would saviour it.
Bang! The thunderous roar of the gun shattered the calm night. It was over.
'Here. You can keep it,' the assassin tossed the smoking gun onto Jack's cold lap.
A sinister smile cut the killer's face. Raising his chin proudly, as a young boy does after winning a prize, the mercenary turned around slowly, savouring his victory. Now all he had to do was collect his pay and live comfortably on some exotic island for the rest of his life, without worries, without problems, without necessities, without ' Bang! A second shot.
The assassin's knees broke under the pain. One moment he was savouring glory and the next he was savouring the bitter sweet taste of warm steel, the killer kiss of a bullet. On all fours, he lifted his trembling hand up to his chest: his shirt was soaked in blood that was spewing out on both sides of his trunk. He was cold, weak, in pain. Frozen sweat poured down his face as his insides burnt in anguish.
Writhing on the floor with no strength at all, he turned around to see who the shooter was. Behind him, sitting in the same leather-cushion seat he had been sitting when the assassin came in, Jack sat. The only difference was that now his right arm was outstretched with his fingers curled around the gun. His eyelids were heavy upon his red eyes, but he still maintained them wide open.
'No ' Impossible ' I shot you ' I shot you in the heart.'
Jack licked his lips and explained slowly, enjoying every word, 'I am dextrocardi-ac.'


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Mercier said...
on Aug. 2 2010 at 7:33 am
Magnifique! Vraiment magnifique.

Michael said...
on Jul. 31 2010 at 10:20 am
Well written, very creative, amazing ending.

Ginger said...
on Jul. 31 2010 at 9:57 am
Great ending! How can I see your videos?

Ho Ho said...
on Jul. 31 2010 at 9:55 am

That last paragraph...! It simply rocks!

By the way, great videos too!


Shelly-T GOLD said...
on Jul. 30 2010 at 10:14 am
Shelly-T GOLD, Romeoville, Illinois
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Thanks for the explanation.  That makes sense! 

on Jul. 30 2010 at 10:07 am
Andy Binker Cosen BRONZE, Buenos Aires, Other
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"Dextrocardiac": a heart condition where said organ is on the right side of the body, instead of the left (hence, the bullet did not kill him). Thanks for your comment!

Henny said...
on Jul. 29 2010 at 5:08 pm
Interesting way of learning science through a wondweful thriller!

Shelly-T GOLD said...
on Jul. 29 2010 at 11:30 am
Shelly-T GOLD, Romeoville, Illinois
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That's a really fascinating story, I liked it a lot.  But I don't understand what it was that he called himself--can you explain that please?  Thanks, keep up the good work!!! :)

Bartolo said...
on Jul. 29 2010 at 10:45 am

It rocks!

 


Mich Li said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 10:02 pm
Me too! Perfect for the holidays.

Cale said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 10:01 pm
Thanks for sharing this with me. I am taking it to my reading club.

DovF said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 9:59 pm
I was taken by surprise when "the assassin's knees broke under the pain". WOW! Amazing way to end it.

Nardo said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 9:58 pm
That last paragraph rocks.

Jasper said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 9:57 pm
PERFECT ENDING!

Yours Truly said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 9:15 pm
Wonderfull!!!!!!!!**:D**!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Juli said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 9:14 pm
I would so much want to see this ending in the screen. It simply asks for the images that burst out from the "page".

Jason said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 9:06 pm
Perfect every bit of it.

Meme said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 9:05 pm
Lovely descriptions with a great twist at the end.

BBLL said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 9:00 pm
Obviously everything is possible! Who would have thought of the heart .... just great ending!

Alfred said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 5:46 pm
Wow!!!!! :D