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Death of Father's Son

Austen walks toward a picture in the living room that is sitting above the T.V.. He starts to have a hateful feeling as he stares into the eyes of the picture.

Why did you leave!?!

He clutches the picture and starts to remember what he said before he died.

“Austen, I won’t die, I promise. I will come back. Just you wait, we’ll have a father-son day!”

His eyes got watery and he wipes his eyes off, trying to hold it in.
“Why?!?” he says in a shaky voice and pounds the ground. “You lied!!” he yells at the picture and throws it to the side and it bounces off a switch near the fire place and starts a fire. Unfortunately, the chain wall isn’t surrounding the fire, and sparks starts to flicker, causing a fire in the house.
He looks over at the picture, the first thing burning in the fire. He let his tears fall down his face and watches the fire. He smiles and looks up.
“I guess this is the only way we can spend time together…”
He closes his eyes and the fire starts to spread everywhere.

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