[ WP ] Write two stories - the first in which a seemingly inconsequential decision leads a man to the best day of his life , and the second in which making the opposite decision leads him to his untimely death

**He Loves Her** 
 
 Mike stared at the phone in his hands. His girlfriend of five years, the woman he loved and wanted to spend the rest of his life had found someone else, and had cheated on him. But the good news ( if you were being snarky ) was that she wanted to give them another shot. 
 
 He could n't believe it at first, but the more he thought about it, the more it hurt him. Thoughts of tormenting him and her came to his mind, beautiful thoughts that were too tempting to resist. Maybe he could commit a double homicide, then a suicide with no notes. 
 
 His headphones blared'Guilty Conscience', not the right song to be listening to as it can give you ideas, but it was worth it. 
 
 But then Mike thought about it some more as he stared out the window of the moving train he was sitting in. Was it his fault? He did n't really have a direction in life and he did admit that he had n't really treated her right, plus he had been laid off a week ago. Not the best week for him. 
 
 He realized that she was wrong, wrong to cheat on him and break his heart, but to do something drastic would make two losers instead of one, and he decided he was going to fix that. It was true that she cheated on him, it was a mistake, but he loved her in spite of that mistake, and the offer was already on the table. He could fix everything. 
 
 He decided he was going to call her. He swore as the train suddenly came to a halt and his phone was knocked to the ground and was almost trampled by a descending passenger. The woman who almost crushed his feet got his fingers with her high heels instead but before he could get a good look on her she was gone. He did hear an audible sorry though. Mike cursed himself for not getting his fingers out of the way in time. 
 
'Kate' he said after picking up the phone and dialing her number, the train was in motion. 
 
 `` Yeah'' she said from the other end, almost hesitant. 
 
 `` I want to give it another shot'' he said to her. There was a pause, before Kate let out an audible sigh on the phone. 
 
 `` Mike, I am so glad-'' 
 
 Those were the last things Mike Traught heard as the passenger car he was in exploded due to a head on collision with another train. 
 
 **He Loves Her Not** 
 
 Mike stared at the phone in his hands. His girlfriend of five years, the woman he loved and wanted to spend the rest of his life had found someone else, and had cheated on him. But the good news ( if you were being snarky ) was that she wanted to give them another shot. 
 
 He could n't believe it at first, but the more he thought about it, the more it hurt him. Thoughts of tormenting him and her came to his mind, beautiful thoughts that were too tempting to resist. Maybe he could commit a double homicide, then a suicide with no notes. 
 
 His headphones blared'Guilty Conscience', not the right song to be listening to as it can give you ideas, but it was worth it. 
 
 But then Mike thought about it some more as he stared out the window of the moving train he was sitting in. Was it his fault? He did n't really have a direction in life and he did admit that he had n't really treated her right, plus he had been laid off a week ago. Not the best week for him. 
 
 He realized that she was wrong, wrong to cheat on him and break his heart, but to do something drastic would make two losers instead of one, and he decided he was going to fix that. 
 
 He was going to give that bitch a piece of his mind. He had given his heart and soul to her and she went ahead and fucked someone else behind his fucking back. He was going to call her, go to her house and then grab all his stuff, secretly hoping the guy would be there so he could knock his ass out. He could be rational, but he decided that he was n't gon na do that. 
 
 He decided he was going to call her first. He swore as the train suddenly came to a halt and his phone was knocked to the ground. He instantly bent down to pick it up, but quickly withdrew his fingers when he saw a woman wearing dangerously high heels approaching. 
 
 The high heels crushed his phone. 
 
 `` Hey what the fuck?'' Mike shouted, his rage substituted, he was now mad about his phone, broken, and in his crushed to pieces. He spotted the woman, wearing a black dress rushing out of the train. 
 
 `` Hey!'' he exclaimed, `` Come back here you bitch''. He got up and barely got out of the train before the doors closed. 
 
 `` Hey!'' he shouted at the woman wearing a black. She turned around. 
 
 Mike stared at her, it was like an old memory that was repressed that had suddenly revealed itself. It was his first ever love, the one that got away. Janet. 
 
 `` Janet'' he said, dazed. She did n't take long to recognize him, and when she did, she was smiling. 
 
 That was the best day in Mike Traught's life, as he went on to reconnect with Janet, marry her and raise a happy family with her, and it was all born out of an initially irrational decision. 

