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He split wood we would never need just for the physical smashing of an ax through a piece of something.

When John returned from that surgery, he came through the door and before he said hello or anything else, he looked me straight in the eye and he said, I'm done.

I'm done with surgery.

I'm done with going back there.

I'm really done.

And I said, I'm done too.

I really felt we had turned a corner, that he was leaving the revenge and his hatred behind, and that he was going to embrace his family and his life.

We were heading forward with the person that John grew into to be the man he is today.

Melvin's brother told the whole story of the night of John's shooting.

Melvin sat in the back seat.

He had a ski mask on, according to his brother.

He had a shotgun, which he put out the back window.

As they slowly passed John's Volkswagen, he shot a round from the shotgun, which went through John's face.

In a sense, it was vindication.

John was right all those years he'd been right.

It was Melvin Rainey who wanted him dead.

They remain unpunished, and they will remain unpunished because the statute of limitations... The sad part of this vindication was the fact that it came to light after the statute of limitations, so no legal process would happen.

In some ways, Melvin did get punished.

We now live in paradise and we are so content with one another.

We've come through a storm and now we're at peace.