Behind Blue Eyes by Judy Colella (readict .txt) 📕

may have remained. Jason swallowed hard.

“Who was he?”

Taking a long, shaky breath, Jason said, “No idea. Just a customer.”

“From what we could hear, he sounded like a complete head-case.”

Jason nodded, relief and and utter disbelief flooding his veins and slowing the insane pace of his heart. He found himself replaying the man’s bizarre mantra: No one knows what it's like to be the bad man, to be the sad man behind blue eyes

…blue, like Jason’s. Like Cinda’s, the man’s wife. The only one left who knew the truth, who would have to join her husband if he hadn’t already killed her.

He could almost hear the sound of something rushing away on the silence – the sound of his own conscience being emptied.

Imprint

Text: Lyrics by The Who - Story by Judy Colella
Publication Date: 09-05-2012

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Dedication:
Based on the Moody Blues' song, "Behind Blue Eyes" - the lyrics used in the context of this short story do not belong to the author.