Short Story: Wash Turned Away From The Blinding Calumny

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Wash turned away from the blinding Calumny The Director had thrown at him, but was it true was he a monster with a heart of steel and the mind of a killer. He had killed so many on order without an second though his teammates, citizens all in the name of freelancer. Even though that was long ago he noticed he enjoyed to kill, and had a very hard time showing mercy, and honor, honor was a fairytale for the weak. Was this him, or was this the government that had broke him blinding his thoughts. Wash grabbed hold of his gun in his holder.
“No backfire to defend yourself Agent?” The Director asked historically “Then I guess it true.”
“No!” Wash tried to yell but only slipped to the ground panting in pure panic. The world seemed to spin. I know,

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