_God, please forgive me,_ she thought as she pulled the trigger. The _bang_ resounded through the living room. He fell, his lifeless eyes rolled back in his head, and the blood trickled from his mouth. She heard their baby cry from the other room. _Seventeen years and all that he gave was a daughter,_ she thought as she washed her hands. She fixed the dinner. _Soon they'll be coming to rush me away._ As the sirens surrounded her house and the knocks pounded on the door, she looked out the window and saw the full moon filling up the sky. The police barged in, grabbed her by the arms, and dragged her out of the house. &quot;It's me and the moon,&quot; she said, pointing at the sky, &quot;and I've got no trouble with that! I am a butterfly, but you wouldn't let me die!&quot; Her daughter is now being taken care of by her mother's sister. The girl is allowed to visit her mother in the mental institution every Tuesday. 2008-07-08T02:43:07Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/36583 <p>Cool!</p> <p>I looked up the song, and the ficlet fit really well.</p> <p>I couldn&#8217;t spot most of the lyrics at first, now that I look at it again!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/36583?basename=77504 2008-07-08T02:43:07Z OrangeOreos http://ficlets.com/authors/orangeoreos <p>Umm, the song is &#8220;Me and the Moon&#8221; (hence the title&#8230;) by Something Corporate on their album, North.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/36583?basename=77479 2008-07-08T02:02:44Z invisibility_disability http://ficlets.com/authors/invisible_stories <p>Yeah, what was the song? I love the ficlet.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/36583?basename=77391 2008-07-07T22:42:15Z paper flowers http://ficlets.com/authors/paper_flowers <p>Simply tragic. I&#8217;m not sure I know the song, but I think I could spot the lyrics here. I&#8217;m going to look it up.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/36583?basename=77378 2008-07-07T22:06:05Z Ana Cristina http://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78