A state of disobedience

Galilee Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Alvin had no desire to kill anyone but the President. In fact, he expressly did not want any truly innocent blood on his hands. Thus, when a fusillade of shots from what he thought might be three different vantage points began to impact on the church steeple, instead of returning fire, he crawled to the steps and began to slither down them to the main church. Already he could hear sirens, both police and ambulance, converging on the area.

They'll be along for me soon. I wonder if they'll arrest me or just shoot me. Guess it don't much matter, no how. I ain't afraid.

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