Chapter 54
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Tovah
W hen I was a freshman, I wrote an article about guns for The Daily Queen . I’d learned that in close quarters, there are about 1.5 seconds between the moment a gun fires and it hits its target.
A lot can happen in 1.5 seconds.
A lifetime can flash in front of your eyes in 1.5 seconds.
Or the same person, from a million different angles.
1.5 seconds.
1500 milliseconds.
1500 moments with Isaac, flashing in my mind, as I tried to grab his hand.
1500 moments, as he slipped away from me.
1500 moments, as I slipped away, too.
And then they were gone.
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