Speeches

Standing infront of the whole school the presenter started to sweat.
Drops running down his face dampening his collar and the silence he left.
He reached into his jacket and laid the cool metal in the podium.
Slide back, click. Hammer forward, click. Slide forward . . .
The silence was equal to the intensity of the blast.
Shot himself in the face infront of a few hundred people.
Pressure eased at last.