For A Smile by Kori Cowart

His voice takes on a softer tone, almost a croon. At hearing him speak, the baby stops crying as he says to Charlotte, “Yeah, I can end ‘em for ya, but is that all you really want? Death is quick, like a snuffin’ out a candle. For the right price, I could make ‘em really suffer, feel the same pain they put you through.” With that final word, he looks at the child who’s now looking at him.

His voice takes on a softer tone, almost a croon. At hearing him speak, the baby stops crying as he says to Charlotte, “Yeah, I can end ‘em for ya, but is that all you really want? Death is quick, like a snuffin’ out a candle. For the right price, I could make ‘em really suffer, feel the same pain they put you through.” With that final word, he looks at the child who’s now looking at him.

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