There was
palpable excitement in the air.
They were
gearing up for a day like no other. A town this small had never witnessed a
celebration this big.
Let's paint the town red, they guffawed as they
collected everything they would need for the big day.
The
headcount was done once more, for the umpteenth time, and the numbers going up
bought more fervor to the already mounting excitement.
People
would be stunned at the display they joked and God would be invoked by the
disapprovers they bantered, as they worked in tandem
The big day
finally arrived.
Bathed and dressed, each looked at the other with approval in their eyes and they made their way into town together.
Bathed and dressed, each looked at the other with approval in their eyes and they made their way into town together.
Screams
greeted them as they let out gunshots. Men, women and children invoked God as
they fell like dominoes, stunned and surprised at what they saw.
An army of
crazed men shooting the town down, painting it red.