Just a piece of fiction

“Elly, why am I here?” He asked.

She made no response, no movement whatsoever. He couldn’t quite make out where they were. Some apartment, long abandoned judging by the shattered remnants of once ornate pieces of furniture. Or perhaps this damage was her doing. The only light in the room was a lone lunar ray peeking in between ragged remains of purple drapes. It seemed to illuminate her face, no, more than that, it made her face sparkle. Why was her face sparkling? He tried to get out of his seat. The bindings on his wrists and ankles cut into his skin. He yelped in surprise more than pain. The yelp brought her back to reality.

“Why did you leave me?”

“Is that what this is about?” He asked calmly.

She took a step forward, “What else would it be fucking about?”

Had he been paying attention he would have realized why her face had appeared to sparkle moments before. Her features were drowned in her own tears. But he did not notice these things for he was now staring at her right hand, or more precisely the gun held within it.

She took another step forward and pressed the pistol right against his forehead. He gulped loudly. He could feel his clothes begin to soak with perspiration.

“Wh-wh-why did you…did you leave me?” She was crying now. Her words, a mess of fury and sorrow.

“I had to go, I loved you.”

She smacked him across the face with the gun.

“LIAR!” She shrieked, no tears now, just rage. “You were bored, wanted to find a floozy for some fun!”

“No, what, never. They had found me, I had to go.”

Silence descended in the room as she pondered his words. Finally she spoke, “Why didn’t you leave a note.”

“A note?”

“Yes a note, some fucking words! You know so I didn’t think you were dead!”

“I didn’t think…”

“No you didn’t.” She was crying again. ” I mourned for you, do you know that. I thought you were dead. That was… that was awful. But then to find you with her, that, that is not fair. Why a family with HER? I-I-I just I can’t, no I can’t.”

“Elly, I’m sorry”

Those words seemed to compose her thoughts slightly. She strolled towards him. Tears still streaming from her eyes. She held the gun to his head. “Not as sorry as you’re about to be”

She would have done it, she knew it and so did he, were it not for a knock on the door. The sound startled Elly, she half jumped half fell backwards.

“POLICE, OPEN UP!” Someone shouted from the door.

“Of course, she did this for you.” Elly muttered.

“What?” He asked.

“The bitch you chose, the one that loves you like I did. She’s worried for your safety, she must have sent for them.”

“Elly, I…”

“SHUTUP!” She sighed as the banging grew louder. “I’m not going to kill you.”

The bound man almost smiled, but he quickly smothered such facial movements in case it would set her off.

“I’m not killing you because that’s too easy, it doesn’t punish you. But I can’t go on, not like this, not anymore.”

She brought the gun level with her own head.

“ELLY WAIT, STOP!”

She was crying now, sobbing between each and every word. “You used to love me… I’m…I’m sure of it. Whenever happiness creeps up on you, I want you to remember this, look at me, remember my face right now. And if you wonder what caused this, I…I want you to know that…that this was, all… your… fault!”

“ELLY NO!”

She pulled the trigger.

My hands…

Everytime the storm raged and the waves beat me down, everytime I sank beneath the surface of that murky water you caught my hand. Not on your own but the action was noticed! I would almost drown and you along with others would pull me above the surface. But why pull me up so many times only to drop me.

My hands reach up! The others are helping but it’s not enough, I’m drowning and you wont even look at me…

My heart

I smiled as you reached into my chest. I laughed as you touched my beating heart. Then you crushed and I screamed until there was nothing left.