Johnny's Murder: A Short Story

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I tore out of that hospital like a tornado, got in the car, and slammed the door. I started the engine and drove around the parking lot. My movements were jerky, and I kept slamming into cars, but I didn’t care. Johnny couldn’t be dead! He just couldn’t!

I thought about the way Johnny looked, how he acted, what he said. I remembered the one person I loved, who I had watched die, and couldn’t do anything about. Then, I remembered that day where I suddenly had this terrible feeling in my stomach, like something awful had happened. I ran off from where I had been smoking and tossed the cigarette on the ground.

I ran around, listening for commotion. Nothing...nothing...ahah! I could hear the gang’s voices and I rushed over. As

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