Excerpt from "The Company She Keeps"

He placed one bullet back in the chamber and gave it a whirl. He then placed the gun at my temple. "What are you doing!" I cried. "I'm gonna find out once and for all how badly you really want to leave," he snarled. "Please, Joe... don't," He brought his face within inches of mine. All I could see were his eyes. I watched in horror as demonic possession took place. In a voice that wasn't his, he spewed, "Are you sure you want to leave?" Paralyzed with fear, I couldn't talk. He pulled the trigger. Click. My life passed before my eyes. I saw my daughter, my parents. Babe and Billie. I'm going to die.

"Do you remember now what I said I'd do if you ever left me? Well, the time has come." He was crying, too. "I won't leave! I'll stay! Please don't kill me. What about Toni? Oh my God..." He considered this for a moment, then dismissed it. "You're lying again. I don't believe you." He pulled the trigger again.