Red String

He only ever wished for one thing in his life. He worked himself to the bone and fumbled in the dark to the best of his capabilities, but in the end he never gained the single thing he desired most in life.

"Damn it all to hell. Was it really too much to ask? Just one person who would care, who I could trust my back with."

"It seems that whatever powers that be deemed that too much. Damn it, just what were all these 85 years of life for?"

These were the final thoughts of one John Perez as he closed his eyes for the last time.