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He lowered the rifle.
The shots still echoed.
The rioters, those who still lived, dispersed and ran.
His wife looked at her husband in shocked silence as realization dawned.
This was not the first time he'd stood between the horrors and home.
This was not something new.
This was something he'd done before.
Only never so close.
But easier this time because of the proximity.
There would be no nightmares from this.
Because of the proximity.
No moral ambiguity is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things missing in any US-vs-Others conflicts since WWII.
God I hope this doesn't come to pass.
ReplyDeleteI hope to all that is Holy that this never comes to pass.
ReplyDeleteBut I fought savagely for a people I barely knew in a land a thousand.miles from nowhere.
I'll fight twice as hard I'm defense of my home.
I just want to be left alone. I will violently defend my right to do so.