Once Bitten
He lies there dying; a knife sticking out from his chest. There’s blood all over his jacket; it seems to fit in with the look of disbelief on his face. He can feel his grasp on the bunch of roses ease and with a slight sigh he let’s go. As his eyes turn upwards he only has time to whisper one last thing.
“I love you… Woman… I always have”.
She, kneeling right next to him, is somehow cool. She wears a collected countenance that seems somehow enchanted by the event. Her right hand, fully covered in blood, reaches for the phone she had earlier dropped. There is just enough time to watch as his pupils dilate. She holds his right hand in her left, clasps it to her cheek and smiles at him. He slowly stops breathing. She blinks, letting loose a solitary tear which rolls down her left cheek. After a moment spent staring into his lifeless eyes, she allows her attention to drift to her phone.
A few minutes later the sound of sirens startles her. She again turns her stare from his eyes and, kissing his hand, arises and picks up the roses before walking into the kitchen.
“Love!” she whispers in a huff to herself. “You don’t know the meaning of the word man!” she adds with a hint of malice…
TBC
© Denis Adide 2009
It's Complicated 
Stone cold, she could be a heroine or villain. She could be an intended victim who wised up. Perhaps its the admission of an affair. Whatever part two holds its nail biting. I hope she escapes.