Daniel Dies

Life, Death

The Sands family attend the wedding of Allen and Ellie, and during the reception, Daniel is shot and killed by the mysterious Woman.

‘YOU KILLED JOHN!’ Her arm shook and she accidentally fired the weapon. The bullet went wild and embedded itself in the floor next to Daniel. Allison jumped. That bullet almost hit him! A few other people screamed or gasped.   Instead of being frightened, angry or sorry, Daniel did the last thing Allison expected. He laughed. ‘You’re joking, right? I wish I had killed him.’ The amusement left his face and Allison saw something she never had before as his voice broke. ‘Right when I first met him in that park.’ He began to sob. ‘He didn’t have you under his thumb then and you could have lived free. Look what he’s done to you. He’s made you ready to murder. No.’ His voice cleared up and became threatening. ‘I sent him back home; gave him a one way ticket to Hell. Believe me … one day you’ll join him.’   The Woman cocked the gun and pulled the trigger. Allison saw the flash of light as the hammer hit and the charge exploded, she felt the bullet run the length of the barrel then witnessed it exit the gun, spinning through the air, and hit her father in the chest. The Woman cocked the gun again and fired another shot, and another.