Literature
Repercussion
I brought this upon myself.
That's all I keep saying to myself; that's all that I can say. Still, I won't embarrass myself further by denying the fateful truth that I never saw it coming. While I'm at it, I'll also admit that I'm still not ready for this. It's a funny thing with people we're a lot braver and bolder with our actions when they don't come back to haunt us.
I was thirteen once, and while I was still a boy myself, I attempted to teach another how to be a man. I taught him to not take anything at face value, to keep his wits about him always. I taught him to understand and respect any symbol he chose to bear, and I taught hi