Exceptional Think it through Life Decision's at an Early Age by jmdg1954

Lined up in my sights, I held my breath without flinching a muscle. She’d sense the slightest movement, costing me the shot.  One easy pull. My first kill. The pride in telling my buddies. The old man’s pat on my back.  Seeing her in the nest, with those tiny peeping mouths waiting to be fed... I lowered the BB gun from my shoulder. She flew safely away.  Recognized Author Notes Practicing eliminating unwanted words, I cut this from 90ish to 67 words. I was thirteen with my friend Alex, each with a BB gun in hand taking shots at sparrows. I hit one! Never held a gun of any kind ever since. I despise hunting!

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