[ WP ] Criminals sentenced to death were never killed , but were instead `` repurposed '' .

I'm only guilty of one mistake, getting a little too angry. Also, killing my step-dad. In retrospect, I really should've done it earlier, 3 and a half months earlier to be exact. 3 and half months earlier, before I was 18, before I was legally subject to the death penalty. Looking back at it, it occurs to me that my trial was so quick. It only took 2 months to be convicted, sentenced to death. Of course, since witnessing my mom cry and being called a monster by near everyone in the town was n't enough, I had to stay in prison for a month before my execution. Believe it or not, my time in prison did n't fly by. It was brutal. I witnessed murders, riots. To spare you the details, let's just say this: by the end of the month, I was ready for that injection. Finally the day came, the day I was to be executed. I was walked down a hallway, my arms were being held by 2 guards. One's name was Joel, the other, who did n't have a name tag, I referred to as Lefty. Anyways, as they walked me down, Joel made a pathetic attempt at a sympathetic sounding apology, and Lefty remained silent, it was incredibly awkward. After what felt like an incredibly awkward eternity, I was at the door. It opened, I was strapped to a chair, I was injected with some sort of poison, the end. Except, it was n't, I woke up. I saw a blurred face floating above mine, and after a few seconds, it came into focus. I recognized it, it was Lefty. `` What?! ``, I said, understandably confused as hell. He responded with words that I'm probably never going to forget. 
 
 `` Hi, my names Leonard, and I'm about to tell you about your new life.'' He paused, as if he expected me to say something, I guess I was too dumbfounded to do so. After the pause, he continued with his speech. 
 
 `` Your new name will be Jimmy Candor, you will live in Manhattan, and you will process data for our organization, I know what you're thinking, why me? The answer is Jimmy, there's nothing unique about you, we just need as many invisible,'dead', untraceable people as we can to work for us. We have operations running in 8 of the 31 states that have the death penalty, operations to save, and utilize people like you'' 
 
 I paused, I had no idea what to say, no idea what to do. I was still contemplating what to say when Lefty lifted me up and put me down such that I was standing up ( he was surprisingly strong ). Shoving me forwards, towards the door, Lefty said, 
 
 `` Outside, you will meet a man named Nathan, he will take you to an airport, and from there he will fly you to Manhattan, there he will introduce you to all aspects of your new life.'' 
 
 After that, I was shoved out the door and found myself face to face with another man that I assumed was Nathan, standing in front of a van. He put his arm around me and led me to the back of the van, it was then that I heard left say one last thing, 
 
 `` Goodbye and good luck.... Jimmy''
