Sarah Parfait
900 Feet Per Second
The range is hot.
I take hold of my revolver and steady my arms toward the target.
The warm breeze dries away a tear falling from my brow.
My target is fresh with new paint.
It is just me against the red eye.
I squint my left eye and look down the sights with my right.
Everything is clear.
My heart pulsates with adrenaline and fear.
I squeeze the trigger, but release my finger and lower my arms.
Come one you coward, you can do it.
A nearby crack of a glock fires followed by more cracking fires.
Others have started without you, do it already!
I raise my arms and glare down the sights once more.
I squeeze the trigger, farther and farther, until I feel the pulsing recoil in my palm and hear the crack of the bullet leave its chamber.
In a split second, the red eye is gone.