How I’d Prefer to Die

Preferably, in my sleep. That way, I’ll be able to opt out on the death speech. You know, the whole final words thing. Everybody will just wake up and discover that I’m gone. Then again...that isn’t dramatic enough...

The second way I’d like to die would probably be with a bullet to the chest...As I sink to the ground in slow motion, loving arms there to capture me. As I look into this person’s eyes and feel as if it was all worth it. Hey, maybe I took the bullet for this person.

With a spluttering and sputtering, a heaving, a gasping for my last breath...I’ll give my final words. Something beautiful and emotional. Maybe a dream that never came true would be spoken of. Maybe my wish for this person. Maybe all the regrets I have, all those things I can never fix or do now. And then...I’ll just freeze mid-speech, mid-heaving, mid-gasping. It will be over.

Wait, that's sad...Okay, we'll go for the dying in my sleep, which is very unlikely to happen, but at least I won't have to give my whole speech. So, I get to save my breath and tears (because, I'll probably end up crying as I deliver my final words, because they WILL be EMOTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL; just saying).