“ He’ s been trying to stop drinking for 6 years.”
“ Dame. Maybe it was him.”
One day Alex had to stay late because of adult school. He got out during twilight. He was walking home from school and he was in complete bliss. He had the girl of his dreams and could not believe it. As he was crossing the bridge he crosses to get to school he stopped and look at how beautiful the sky was. He had his headphones on so he was concealed from the outside world, and he was listening to Beethoven’ s Moonlight Sonata, it was his favorite. After some pondering he kept walking home. As he came near the end of the bridge he noticed a lady on the other side. She looked behind him with fear, but he did not care, he was too busy thinking of Bella. He glanced at her again and noticed her face was in terror and her mouth wide open. She was yelling but Alex could not hear what she was saying. She pointed behind him and as he turned around he saw a hooded figure point a gun at him. This figure reeked of liquor. He did not recognize him. He quickly took off his headphones and the last words he heard were“ You can’ t have her,” and shot Alex in the face. He did not die instantly, however. He bled out from his cheek. As he lay dying, he saw the hooded figure run away. In his last moments, Alex thought of her, and as he looked up at that beautiful sky, so beautiful, he noticed a black bird flying high above. This bird was the last thing he saw; for some reason, he felt like it was getting closer as his life slipped away. He could die peacefully because he had had her.