A little drama for Six Sentence Sunday this week. Jacob, the amnesiac hero of Forget-Me-Not, is struggling to put together the pieces of who he is. He and Lara do some Internet research and discover a newspaper article detailing an incident from his career on the Chicago Police Dept. He learns that he resigned from the force after a controversial police-action shooting where his fellow officer was killed. Jacob returned fire, killing the assailant:
Strangely, Jacob felt no anger at the man who had shot him and killed his fellow officer. Instead, reading about these events, he felt nothing, as if they'd happened to someone else. Hell, if they'd happened to someone else, he'd feel shock, pity, or some other emotion. Instead, he just felt blank inside. "I guess that's how my police career ended," he said, so quietly that he saw Lara duck her head to hear him.
He had killed a man, and he didn't even remember it.
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15 comments:
Nice snippet! both sad and poignant at the same time.
Powerful six! Moving this one up my TBR list.
Gripping and sad. Great six.
Great six! Love amnesiac heroes. :-)
Ooh, nice. That last line packs a punch.
Powerful sentences. He feels nothing but it's full of emotion.
Sounds intriguing...
Powerful and heart-wrenching. Evocative in just 6!
So sad. But lovely six.
Snippet was really good. Very emotional.
The intense suppressed emotion really comes through. Wonderful snippet.
I want to know more. Looks like it's going on my TBR list
sad and so powerful
I love the last sentence, it's very strong. Great six!
A very poignant six.
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