[ WP ] Major prison sentences have become a choice between two pills . One just kills you . The other , well no one knows what that one does ...

I pondered my possibilities. In all my life, I was never a person to take risks. For me, knowing for sure that something bad will happen beats not knowing at all what would happen. 
 
 
 I decided to take the death pill. A painless death, they said. You would feel an icy yet calming sensation in your feet that would gradually move up your body, eventually reaching your brain and rendering you legally dead. The whole process took no longer than an hour. 
 
 
 Leaning over the two boxes, I stared at the two pills. 
 
 
 `` So,'' I said, trying to sound casual. `` Which one is the death pill?'' 
 
 
 The man looked at me gravely. `` The left one,'' he said. 
 
 
 I took a deep breath and plucked the small white pill from the box. With a trembling hand, I brought the pill up to my lips, and hesitated. 
 
 
 *You deserved this, * I told myself. *Just get it over with. All your fears will be over within the hour. * 
 
 I closed my eyes, quickly popped the pill into my mouth, and swallowed it. 
 
 The guard cleared his throat. `` Ah...'' 
 
 I was struck with a sudden intuition that something was wrong. Immediately, I opened my eyes and looked at him. `` What?'' 
 
 `` Sorry,'' he said. `` Sometimes I get my lefts and rights mixed up.''
