It started out as a normal day, I went to go outside for a jog at the park. Suddenly, my old friend Cluck from a decade ago called me on his phone. At first, I thought it was just those things that old friends call on each other for old time sakes. But, he rolled up on me with his new Ferrari. He wanted to hang out with me for a long time but never had the time to since he would always be busy due to his enlistment as a Navy SEAL to always go on undercover missions. We hungout for the entire day which was a relief as he didn’t take me on a skydiving trip. However, there was something I had in my mind. Why would he spend one of his days off with me? I asked him, and he downheartedly said “I don’t wanna be a Navy SEAL anymore” which shocked me, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

He told me he wanted to pursue another career. Something less intense and violent. He had seen things that normal people wouldn’t comprehend. Things that would traumatized the normal soldiers. I think he had enough of it when he was sent on his last mission. Killing millions of people, but at what cost. All he wanted to do was to protect the world from filth and horrendous people. He became the one thing he had sworn to destroy. I comforted him and told him it was okay to be sentimental. From that day onwards, He became a painter & sculptor that created magnificent work of art. It just showed me people can change even if they were destined to become what they fear the most.