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11/05/2023

Story Time Sunday!
"The Decision" Ending

I look up as my therapist is dozing off. “Hey, what the f**k” I yell at her as she jerks awake. “Sorry about that, it was just nice to hear something other than “All-Star” for a while there”.
“I won't charge you for this week's session”
“Oh well how fu***ng nice of you, I reply, just then my phone starts vibrating then before I can silence it, it starts for the thousandth time. “Hey now you're an Allstar get your game on go” I quickly silence my phone.” And curse myself. Same time next week I ask her? “Does all that glitters is gold?” she responds with a smile on her face. “Hey” I reply “Only shooting stars break the mold and I hate my life.”

11/05/2023

Story Time Sunday!
"The Decision" PART 6

“F**k this s**t” I screamed and punched the apparatus in front of me. I took a deep breath and collected my thoughts. “Ok so regardless, I have to cut a wire or, us and every one of these innocent lives will end tonight” We were at least all in agreement on that.
One Minute

“God dammit” I didn’t sign up for this s**t, “We trust you to make the right decision sir” Ginger piped up.
30 seconds

I pulled out my wire cutters, looked at my team, and gave them a nod. And reached into the bomb, closed my eyes, and let fate decide for me. I cut a wire and as I opened my eyes I saw the machine power down and felt a wave of relief wash over me as my team started to cheer behind me. My radio clicked on and I heard static at first thinking “Sh*t, I ruined communications for three years” then a voice came over the frequency, low at first then I heard it. “Somebody, once told me the world is gonna roll me” “Repeat that officer ” I responded. “I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed” was the reply. “Oh no,” I said out loud much to the dismay of my team. I pulled out my cell phone and called my Lieutenant. “One ring, Two rings” then it connected. “She was looking kind of dumb with a finger and a thumb” I immediately hung up. “What have I done I asked myself” as we make our way out of the building the street is lined with government officials all aggravated by “All-Star” blaring through their radios. And well I’d finish this part of the story but that damned song don’t stop coming and it don’t stop coming, fed to the rules and so I hit the ground running.

11/05/2023

Story Time Sunday!
"The Decision" PART 5

I read it out loud: There are two wires, one red, one blue. Cutting the red will cause every frequency to broadcast the same song for five years. Cutting the blue will silence every speaker from all services for three years. Not cutting any will detonate this bomb and kill every person in a 20-mile radius. You have five minutes to decide. Choose wisely.

Just then a timer started counting down from five minutes. I turned to my team for assistance. “Which wire should I cut I ask them?’’ One of them, a young cadet named Luke spoke, well how bad could the same song everyone hears for the next five years be? But if all speakers go silent, that’s all phones, all communications, It’ll surely cause more deaths than the bomb would”. “He’s got a point” I tell the team, 4 minutes left, any other thoughts? “To be honest”, replied the only girl on the team, cadet Ginger. “We don't know if these claims are real or not but we can only assume the bomb itself is very much the only threat we need to handle, I say cut either one”. “She also has a very good point,” I say. Three Minutes left “What about you Cadet?” I ask the last of the team, a young kid named Scott. “Well really sir, If all this is to be believed, and everyone hears the same song for five years, what if it’s a s**tty song like something by Cher, you know they use her music to torture inmates at Guantanamo, It’ll create pure chaos!”
Two Minutes.

11/05/2023

Story Time Sunday!
"The Decision" PART 4

I breached a lower-level emergency exit and signaled for my team to go in. We did a sweep of the first basement level and found nothing so we descended to the next floor lower. I was halfway down the hallway of rooms labeled “records” when my radio flicked on. “Sir” I found it,
My heart sank, I made my way down the corridor to a room labeled “Back Catalogs” and entered. I was amazed to see a large device planted in the middle of the room flashing red and yellow lights. I signaled for my team to make a sweep of the area to ensure there were no hidden triggers. Once the room was clear I approached the device. There was a large panel on the front of it attached with 4 bolts. I pulled out my compact power drill and unloosened the bolts and carefully removed the panel. I was shocked to see a note attached inside.

11/05/2023

Story Time Sunday!
"The Decision" PART 3

I arrived on the scene and approached the leading officer in charge, a friend of mine from the academy, Vicky Hoefler. “Glad we got you on this case, Anderson,” she says to me. “Just doing my job” I responded. “What's the situation?” I ask. We believe the bomb is in the sub-basement levels of the hospital, We’re trying to evacuate the hospital, but a lot of these kids can’t be transported without complicating their recovery, time is of the essence, Drew. We got a three-man squad of the brightest recent graduates to go in with you, they’re a little green around the gills but they’re good officers.” “I’ll take all the help I can get,” I responded. I met my team, and we made our way inside.

11/05/2023

Story Time Sunday
"The Decision" PART 2

It was November 12th, 2021, it’s been almost a full year. As the lead bomb technician for the city of Columbus my days were boring, to say the least. When I did get called in to handle a situation I treated each instance like it was the real deal, as you have to these days, even though more often than not it was just some kid calling in a threat because some girl hurt his feelings. This time it was different. I got the call directly from my lieutenant, it was late, 1 am late. I picked up and the normally calm and collected senior officer was frantic, to say the least. “Anderson” he shouted into the phone. “We received a terroristic video clip of someone claiming to have planted a nuke inside Nationwide Children's hospital.: A “F**k” inadvertently left my lips. “F**k Indeed” He responded. “We need you to go in, find the nuke and disarm it while I have my top guns on the Terrorist leader trying to stall him long enough to buy you as much time as possible” “Roger that Chief,” I said, then hung up the phone. I grabbed my gear, gave my dog a good scratching then headed to the hospital.

11/05/2023

Story Time Sunday!
"The Decision" Part 1

“Everyone hates me”
“Well I don't hate you” my therapist replies
“Turn on the radio and tell me that again”
“I’m perfectly fine sitting in silence with you Drew”
“Pfft, yeah for $200.00 an hour I expected that answer”
“Could you have made that call yourself?” I ask her
“This isn’t about making the decision, it’s about living with the choices we make in life,” she said rather smugly.
“Well I’m paying the price, I thought I was gonna be a hero, put under that kind of pressure, not to mention the countless lives I saved”
“You are a hero” she responds
“Ok doc, I took out a 2nd mortgage on my house just to keep seeing you, can you at least be real with me?”
“I believe that deep down you KNOW you’re a hero, but you let outside influences keep you from accepting the fact,” she said in quite a professional manner.
“I fu***ng hate smashmouth,” I said in a contemptuous tone
“Smashmouth is not to blame for this just as much as you are not to blame” she reassured me
“Why don’t you start from the beginning and walk me through everything that led up to the day your issues began?” she posed to me.
“Oh, f**k, you want me to relive that s**t day for the umpteenth time again? Sure why the f**k not” I responded with no attempt to cover the aggravation in my voice.

11/05/2023

Story Time Sunday!
Throughout the day i'll be posting segments of a short story I've written. Today's Story is called "The Decison" keep an eye out and follow along! and don't forget to like and share!

11/05/2023