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The Hostages Down The Lane

The hostages down the lane

“Man with a gun.”

“He has hostages.”

“A female and three children.”

“Shots fired.”

Radio crackles.

“10-4. I’m en route.”

Old house

On a farm.

Dirt lane

Half-mile long.

Yelling

Cursing

Glass, breaking.

Thumps

Bangs

A scream.

Kids, crying

Teenager, peeking outside.

BOOM!

Shotgun blast

Window, up

Child pulled to safety.

Sirens

Howling

Backup, on the way.

A look inside

Woman and two small children

Huddled together

In a corner.

BOOM!

Hole in door.

Man at window

Tall

Muscular

Wild-eyed.

No shirt

Sweating

Nervous.

Sees police car

BOOM!

Out on porch

Shotgun

Barefoot

Dirty jeans.

Yelling

Cursing

“Go away”

“I’ll kill them!”

“All of them”

Doesn’t see me

Aims at police car.

Boom!

Run

Tackle

Secure gun

Handcuff.

Children, crying

Woman, crying

“Daddy!”

“Please don’t take him away!”

“He’s my husband”

“I love him”

“He’ll be okay”

“Just too much alcohol”

“That’s all”

“Please, let him go”

“Leave him alone!”

“He wouldn’t hurt us”

Hair tangled.

“I promise”

Lip bleeding.

“He would never hurt us”

“Please…”

Bruised cheek

More tears.

“He means well”

“A lot on his mind”

He’s a good father

And wonderful husband.

“It was my fault”

“Please, let him go…”

“Don’t hurt him!”

Bruises on arms.

Black eye.

“Please…”

“We need him”

“I…love him…”

 *Farmhouse photo by Sunday Kaminski

May 14, 2015/by Lee Lofland
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