Finish Line

Heroes are not born; they are made. They are made from ordinary people in extraordinary situations. In this, the final volume in the trilogy by Jackie Smith, we meet some of those heroes. We find out what resiliency, courage, determination, and faith have in common and how these traits can save not just a person s physical being, but their soul. The final brick is set, the last brush stroke has been made, the overwhelming crescendo of the finale is satisfying and inspiring. Day before yesterday. He and his little sixteen-year-old girlfriend came up here and got in an argument with his mother and hers. It seems they live together and are life partners. He blew off their heads with a shotgun and drug em from the trailer they lived in together down to the lake and tossed them in. Didn t really try to hide anything. Neighbors saw them go in there, a couple hours later saw em driving off. Still had the gun in the car. Thus began my new career as a felony probation officer."