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THAT FIRST BREAK: Broken Redemption Prequel 1

Prologue

Prologue

Aug 06, 2023

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Lucas

18 Years Old

This is the end of my story. While it may seem anticlimactic to some, I assure you I felt every bit of the pain as my soul was ripped from my body, leaving behind nothing but this empty shell. 

It was hell. 

It was tragic. 

It was well deserved.

It’s funny how in the aftermath of death, the meaning of life becomes so clear. Life is hardship, pain, and suffering. It is fear, uncertainty, and if you’re one of the lucky ones, filled with a lifetime of regrets. 

To some, regret is something to be avoided, but to me, I hold on to it like a lifeline. It’s the last link to my past. The last thread to a life where I once thrived. Where I was surrounded by love, goodness, and the promise of a future. 

Regret is a reminder that, for 17 years of my life, I lived. Like truly lived. Because of it, I can remember what it’s like to have something to fight for. To have something to cling to. Something so worthy and pure that once it was gone, it made me appreciate it that much more. Even as the guilt of remembering that loss makes it so I have to relive the unbearable moment my life came crashing to an end, it’s still worth it. 

That I feel regret means that the life I once lived meant something and to a person who’s dead inside, that’s the only solace I’ll ever have. Well, that and the knowledge that our time on this earth is a fragile thing. There’s comfort in knowing we’re destined to die from the moment we’re born. If I had the guts to end it all I would, and though that makes me a coward, I also realize it would be a waste of the body whose heart still beats. I have this one last chance to honor them, and after what I cost them, after everything they gave up for me, this is how I must spend the rest of my life.

Fighting for my country. Putting my life on the line, not caring whether I live or die as I execute the missions of this great nation. This way, when I breathe my last breath, I’ll know I did everything I could to find redemption. 

It’s too late for my family.

It’s too late for me.

But for her and those whiskey eyes that will forever haunt my dreams, I hope that our tragic ending is the beginning of her happily ever after.

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I had everything a guy could ask for, a loving family, the perfect small-town life, and a promising future I had worked hard for.

It should have been enough.

She was off-limits, my parent’s best friend’s daughter, practically my sister. I fought my feelings, pretending our soul-deep connection didn’t exist. When she confessed she felt the same, I pushed her away, believing our friendship mattered more than temporary infatuation. That she agreed should have come as a relief, but it left me with this void I didn’t know how to fill.

It’s what drove me to the bonfire that night. Right there, with our friends as witnesses, I claimed her. Told her I loved her and made her promises I shouldn’t have made.

Hours later, it all came crashing down in a whirlwind of fire and ashes. That one split-second choice to go after a girl that wasn’t meant for me cost me everything I loved.

I never should have crossed that line or given in. It’s why she’ll forever be my greatest love and deepest regret.

This tragic story is the beginning of our end…
 
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