Prompt #35 - Sixth Sense. I heard his weary footsteps and went to meet him in the entryway. "It's over, Mary," he whispered, sweeping me into a tight embrace, "they've all been convicted and sentenced. It's all over." He was speaking of the gang, of course, and for a moment said nothing else. Then… "Why did he do it, Mary?" I knew what he was talking of, for it had haunted his last nightmare. "He knew, John. He didn't want you to get hurt," I whispered in his ear, and he hugged me tighter... read more
