note #49

How a few words change it all: 2 characters, 4 sentences, 8 impressions.

He stood over me looking down with his eyes in shadow. "I don't want to do this," he whispered, "but you asked for it."

He stood over me looking down with tears in his eyes. "I don't want to do this," he whispered, "but you asked for it."

I stood over him looking down. "I don't want to do this," he whispered, his eyes in shadow, "but you asked for it."

I stood over him looking down. "I don't want to do this," he whispered with tears in his eyes, " but you asked for it."