What if instead of killing myself,
I got killed trying to stop those who
couldn’t stop themselves from doing
what I did?
What if I did that instead?
Wouldn’t that make the world a
whole lot better place, a whole lot
better than just killing myself would?
Of course, saving animals was the
most logical place to start. I’d rather
die for that instead and almost have,
many, many times. Sometimes by my own
impulsive actions, like running across
the highway to save a bird, and almost
getting run over by a big ole semi.
My survival instinct is unbeliev-
able, but none of it will ever, ever,
make up for what I did. None of it.
Not even what I did today, but
back then, I thought that maybe some-
* day, I’ll be able to live with who and
what I was and not feel like suicide
was always my first best option.
It wasn’t something that I really
deserved, but the animals sure in hell
did. My life for theirs seemed like the
perfect swap.
What was maddening was that while
I was trying to figure out how to save
animals, my first obsession was still
working overtime trying to get me to do
another one.
It was like being in a fucking tug
of war with myself.
The Darkness waited patiently on
one side, while my fantasies pushed me
from the other. It knew that someday,
I’d cross it, and then it’d be time to
fuck with the Criminal again.
Then, I had a brilliant idea.
CHAPTER 1: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15th
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