This is part of a series and must be read through the end to understand. It's long I know but only way to get full effect. Kind of old too but don't hold that against me.

The Death of Another

I jump off the floor,
Grab the gun
From where it had fallen.
Mercedes' blood covers it.
For reasons I don't quite understand,
I wipe it off.
I cock it,
And reconsider myself.
No, if Mercedes can,
I can.
I think about all the times,
I've been hurt.
All the things Dad
Did to me
And why Mom never stopped it.
All these emotions jumble into one.
"I love you and I'm sorry."
A final explosion
And a burst of blood,
As I join Mercedes,
On the other side.