Notes from the Antagonist

When it was all over, I closed my eyes. The tears kept coming, regret flowing over. I sobbed through clenched teeth and tried to take it back.

I couldn't.

Every ounce of my will focused. Every muscle straining. I racked my very existence trying to undo what I had done.

I couldn't.

What's done cannot be undone. Once said, the words can't be unsaid. I prayed, suddenly, for the first time. I prayed that this would be the end.

It wasn't.