| General Flash Fiction posted March 27, 2021 |
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Thank goodness that ''almost'' doesn't count
Aftermath
by Elizabeth Emerald
Shortly after midnight, Chuck, en route to his house, rounded a familiar corner and rammed into a boy on a bike.
The boy was killed instantly. Chuck, who'd been drinking, was charged with "Operating Under the Influence Causing Death, aka OUI- Manslaughter." He faces up to 25 years in state prison, a $25,000 fine, and a lifetime license loss. Chuck, age 73, will likely die in prison. Mercifully soon; wracked with guilt, he prays for release from his torment.
Such were Chuck's thoughts at the accident scene; the horror of which persists in haunting him into this evening,18 hours after the boy whom he'd hit picked himself up and rode off.
Shortly after midnight, Chuck, en route to his house, rounded a familiar corner and rammed into a boy on a bike.
The boy was killed instantly. Chuck, who'd been drinking, was charged with "Operating Under the Influence Causing Death, aka OUI- Manslaughter." He faces up to 25 years in state prison, a $25,000 fine, and a lifetime license loss. Chuck, age 73, will likely die in prison. Mercifully soon; wracked with guilt, he prays for release from his torment.
Such were Chuck's thoughts at the accident scene; the horror of which persists in haunting him into this evening,18 hours after the boy whom he'd hit picked himself up and rode off.
The boy was killed instantly. Chuck, who'd been drinking, was charged with "Operating Under the Influence Causing Death, aka OUI- Manslaughter." He faces up to 25 years in state prison, a $25,000 fine, and a lifetime license loss. Chuck, age 73, will likely die in prison. Mercifully soon; wracked with guilt, he prays for release from his torment.
Such were Chuck's thoughts at the accident scene; the horror of which persists in haunting him into this evening,18 hours after the boy whom he'd hit picked himself up and rode off.
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