I got Neil Diamond singing Sweet Caroline stuck in my head right at the beginning and couldn't get rid of it. Every time he said "my Caroline" I heard a pair of trumpets blast three descending notes and then Neil singing, "good times never seemed so good." Never having been a Neil Diamond fan this was a bit annoying.
Even with my mind going down unwanted sidestreets, I enjoyed this story. I'm stuck between four different endings. Did he blow her head off? Did he try, but when she looked he couldn't do it? Did he end up just wondering into the street? Did she kill him? I like not knowing the answer, but I want to know.