Yeah I know if I would've just titled this by the kid's name NO ONE would've clicked on it and maybe no one will...fuck it whatever.
One of the few times I will absolutely be 100% serious. This kid has a hell of a story.
OK, so I hated living in Springfield, MO. I've said so much to guys like RFDC, who lives way north of where I did. I went to a Christian school and holy shit did a lot of bad stuff go down there for a private school.
One of them was this story:
Adam Jared Morris was the identical twin brother of Aaron Morris, who were 15 years old at the time of this incident. They were really fun people. Had a great sense of humor, and were all about good music, good times, etc. They weren't the judgmental types at all for being Christian.
One night, they decided to look at a gun collection from a mutual school friend whose name was Duke (really). This particular night, Duke's parents were out of town and he had all of his guns laid out on his kitchen table. The Morris twins, being the playful kids they were, decided to pretend they were cowboys and indians. You can probably already tell where this is going.
Aaron grabbed a .22 and pointed at his brother's ear in a mocking way and accidentally pulled the trigger.
The gun was fully loaded, and the bullet went through his brother's temple, exiting through the palm of his left hand. Adam died in his brother's arms, with his final words being "I forgive you."
For the next three months, I didn't see Aaron. He came back at the end of the semester, right about when I was moving to Illinois. He was a completely different person. He still could joke around but his demeanor was, understandably, changed.
I never found out what happened to him...until 2 days ago when I added him on Facebook. He has a wife, and is a lead minister at a church in Missouri.
I cannot imagine the pain this kid went through in all that he endured. He was a good kid, and he and his twin brother were just completely awesome. They pranked together, and had a great sense of humor about being identical twins.
It's nearly been 20 years since that incident, and Aaron's had more years being without his brother than being with him but I know that doesn't matter. In any event for what it's worth I just want to give a shout out to someone who went through something unbelievably painful and got through it. If there's any reason to believe in a God, this would be it. I was honestly blown away that he was still alive. What a way to climb out of something so sad and devastating. I'll always remember Adam and I'll always appreciate Aaron.
To many more...many, many more to you, Aaron.
Yeah cowboys and indians would be WAY closer
