![]() ![]() A popping balloon drew his attention for just a few seconds. Buck scanned the park, never fully taking his eyes offĬhristopher. A feeling that only got worse when Christopher went to Had been going somewhat well until Buck got an unnerving feeling. They got a slice of pizza for lunch and headed to the park. It made Buck feel loved, even if he didn’t deserve love from theĪmazing boy. Christopher’s wish warming something in Buck he’d almost forgotĮxisted. To the pier, but Christopher didn’t want that. He thought about finallyĬatching a movie, like they’d planned on that horrible day they decided to go Lunch, staying as far inland as they possibly could. Lunch time Buck wasn’t sure he could take much more. Unaware of how each lamentation was like a knife wound to Buck’s heart. Numerous times how much he’s wished Buck had been around for this or that, In on school, and all the things he’d done with Abuela and Carla. Loneliness, forced a smile and sat down beside Christopher on the couch. He packed it down alongside his guilt and He pushed it back just likeĪll the pain he’d felt for weeks. That thought madeīuck’s chest hurt, but he pushed that pain back. Venom in his best friend’s words, or former best friend. So Buck blinked back the tears prickling in his eyes from the Other than an angry whisper of, “Fuck this up and you’re done,” as he leftīuck’s apartment. He wasn’t going to think about that today. Was back at work, but felt more like a janitor than an actual firefighter. He was pushed out of the team, even kept out of calls. Sure he was back at work, but it wasn’t the same. Sure after the argument in the grocery store, he’d dropped the Oh does my heart feel heavy when I have to write a distraughtīuck still couldn’t believe that Eddie was letting him seeĬhristopher. Trigger Warnings: Language, Violence, attempted kidnapping, tasing, stun gun, blood, biting (the bad kind).Īlso fair warning, Christopher cries a lot and ends up with Result but rarely do you see a full force shock or use of multiple pulses. I’ve seen videos of tasers and stun guns, and you see the direct Reading how much that kind of electricity can mess with your body, especially It meant Buck had to be right in front of her for it to Rather than a taser because stun guns mean it is a hand to hand, close However, the plaque was actually a replica that a friend of his had made after seeing such a plague on the desk of a prison warden in Oklahoma.Author’s Note: I almost turned this into 2 parts, but I really just wanted to get something posted. It was his way of saying that the ultimate responsibility lay with him, and he would not shirk his duty and responsibility and try to pass it to someone else. Pass the buck is the likely origin of the phrase “the buck stops here,” associated with President Harry Truman, who had a sign on his desk engraved with the message. The phrase passed into figurative use some time in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. Mark Twain used the phrase in his semi-autobiographical work Roughing It, from 1872: “I reckon I can’t call that hand. He might even say, “I’m passing the buck.” Dealing could be a daunting responsibility when you were trying to keep a hidden ace up your sleeve. If a player didn’t want to deal, he would place the buck in front of the player next to him, thus passing the buck. When it was time for a new dealer, the buck was passed to the next player in line. Whatever the case, the marker was called a buck. In all probability, any small object was used. Since male deer have antlers and are called bucks, these knives were called ‘bucks.’ Other sources say a small piece of buckshot was used for the dealer’s marker. According to some sources, this object was often a knife with an antler handle, a common sort of knife to have in those days. A small object would be placed in front of the person whose turn it was to deal the cards. ![]() ![]() Pass the buck originated in poker games of the 19th century, particularly those in the saloons and riverboats of the old West. Then, when we do something well, he takes the credit.” Pass the buck is the probable origin of the phrase made famous by President Harry Truman, ‘The buck stops here.’ Origin ![]() He is incompetent and every time he screws up, he passes the buck on to one of us. Synonyms of pass the buck are cop out, dodge, palm off, and weasel out. Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! ![]()
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