Response by Covi Brannan

If I were Billy I would have taken the ax out of Rubin. Being in the presence of a dying boy, the least I could do would be granting his last request and easing  his pain. Yet still I would be horrified if I were in that position; that image of Rubin's icy,bloody body would haunt me forever. I would know it wasn't my fault (or my grandpa's fault) that Rubin died, but it would be hard not to let the guilt settle in.