—
The final piece of the story came
from my mom, who could only tell
us her side after she woke up. She
remembered Abel pulling up and
pointing the gun at Andrew. She
remembered falling to the ground
after getting shot in the ass. Then
Abel came and stood over her and
pointed his gun at her head. She
looked up and looked at him
straight down the barrel of the
gun. Then she started to pray, and
that’s when the gun misfired. Then
it misfired again. Then it misfired
again, and again. She jumped up,
shoved him away, and ran for the
car. Andrew leapt in beside her and
she turned the ignition and then
her memory went blank.