“Tess came back downstairs with his gun in her hands screaming at us to stop, she was sick of it, she couldn't take it anymore. Lily walked in from school and he'd let me go so I ran over to her but…we didn't move. We just watched them, standing in the kitchen. We were frozen. Like we were both hoping this was the end, that we would finally be free.” She swallowed hard and frowned as she explained, “The newspaper had it right. She shot him once in the heart, missed the second time. Ironically enough, that plaque on the wall behind him said ‘Live’ on it; it was what the bullet ricocheted off of. When Tess looked at us I didn't understand why she looked so horrified that he was dead. I thought that was what she wanted. I didn't understand. It wasn't until she shot herself that I reached for Lily…you know, to get her out. I realized Tess hadn't been looking at us. She'd been looking at Lily because she hadn't meant to…” Charlie squeezed her eyes tightly shut as the tears slid out. “It was an accident,” she whispered.

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