The Story of Thomas Hicks and the Mantle of a Gun

In 2004, Thomas and Hicks' relationship they decided to break it off after 10 years of being together. Eventually Thomas would move in with his cousin Tara. He had trucking jobs but always seemed to be in trouble at work. By October 2009 things weren't going well between Thomas and Golding and he wanted a break. It was while at his old flames apartment that Thomas noticed something. Sitting on the mantle was a replica 9 millimeter handgun, a fake that Hicks had bought for 10 euros while shopping. When you pulled the trigger it emitted a flame, so essentially it was a lighter that looked like a gun.

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