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Story: A Moment Too Soon

I get everything else hooked up before Edgar hands me the remote. I simply turn it to its highest setting before handing itback. He then places the sucking machine on his dick, and we all step back to watch.
“Damn,” Levi says.
“I think I have an idea,” Arden says to Levi with a grin.
“You are not doing that to me,” Levi laughs.
“Oh look, he’s coming again,” I say.
“Damn. He’s fast,” Jett says. Jerome motions to Edgar and hands Jett a pistol. Before turning to Garrett, Jett kisses me.
“Oh, this is gonna be messy,” Arden says.
Jett walks over and stands in front of Garrett as Edgar lets him come one last time before unhooking everything. Jett is patient as Edgar pulls Garrett’s weak body off the table and puts him on his knees in front of Jett.
“This is for Bex and everything you stole from us,” Jett says simply as he presses the barrel of the gun to Garrett’s forehead. Garrett is sobbing as he squeezes his eyes shut. I can’t help but laugh when he pisses himself, terrified of the inevitability of death. Jett glances at me, and I simply nod, because I know he wants him to suffer. Jett puts his finger on the trigger but shifts down at the last second, shooting him in the abdomen. Garrett screams out in pain as he falls to his side. Blood gushes out of the gunshot wound, and Garrett desperately grabs at his belly, trying to contain the bleeding. His desperate cries bring a smileto my face as his body grows weak. I walk over and squat down before lifting his chin to meet his gaze.
“Nothing makes me happier than to see you suffer,” I say softly. “See you in hell, Garrett.”
There are many things in life beyond our control, and death is one of those many things. From the way people treat us to the traumatic things that we endure, we have to learn how to navigate around the negativity in order to find happiness in life. Jett and Jerome are at the very center of my world, and the promise of forever with them cannot happen a moment too soon.