Like The Song

He said “I know what it is like to be dead. Like the song, you know.” 

She raised her eyebrow and looked at him, wondering what he was talking about. 

“I will always be what I am and so will you, yet there won’t be a me or a you” he continued. 

She laughed and smiled at him. That’s all she could do as he was holding a gun pointed at her. 

She should have never told him that she wanted to leave him, she should have just left without a word she thought, that would have taught the cheating bastard. It would have been simpler and more effective. 

Now she had to deal with a deranged lunatic who was high on God knows what. 

She needed to buy time. She put her arm on his shoulder and caressed his cheek. 

“How about not killing me,” she said “and let us forget that this ever happened.” 

“Not so easy babe, I am going to need collateral” he said. 

She knew what he wanted. It was her family heirloom that he had his eye on ever since he found out what it was worth. Now, he had the opportunity to get his hands on it. 

She said “Baby, it is yours for the asking. I don’t have a problem with that. Just put away the gun.” 

He smiled and put the gun back in it’s holster. 

He was a cop but had no problem breaking the law. He was an old sinner and he knew how to get back from the long ride to hell. He had been there and back many times. 

He looked around and said “Babe, want a drink?” 

She smiled nervously and said “Yes”. 

He walked over to the kitchen and took two glasses and poured whiskey in them. His was filled almost to the top. 

He handed her her glass and sat down on the sofa. He was very relaxed. The situation was in his favour and he knew she would never leave him. 

He sipped the whiskey and closed his eyes. 

She walked to her bedroom and said “I am just going to freshen up baby. I will be just a minute.” 

He was happy that his woman knew how to act in front of him. Women were to be kept in their place he thought. They just have to know who is in charge. 

And he was glad that she knew just who was in charge. 

Just then something shattered at the back of his skull and he was lying on the floor bleeding. 

His whole body shook for a few seconds and then stopped. 

She checked his pulse to make sure he was dead. And he was dead. 

She looked at the smashed pieces of her million dollar heirloom. It was now worth nothing; but it had proven it’s value by saving her from this raving lunatic. 

She quickly picked up her purse and let herself out of the flat. He was now someone else’s problem. 

Tonight she was on her way out of the country. They would never find her.

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