Story #45 - Redemption

Hello everyone! As you can tell by the title, this week's story is essentially about redemption. I've always found redemption to be one of the most pure and beautiful concepts in the world, and I've always wanted to write a story about it. I don't think religion is always necessary for redemption, but in this case, it plays a role in the story. Also, this story doesn't reflect my views on capital punishment or religion or anything like that. I hope you enjoy it! :)

Title: Redemption (suggestions welcome)
Warnings: character death, discussion of murder, violence, and gang life, death row, improper grammar
Summary: Artie has one more day to live, and a lot of things to think about.
Length: ~ 3,600 words
Notes: First person point of view, present tense. I'm going to say the genre is "crime," although there are definitely other aspects, like tragedy, angst, and spiritual.