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Til Death
That’s Not What I Had In Mind
“I guess you meant what you said.” He sputtered as he spoke.
“You mean, that I wished you were dead?” As she took a drag off her smoke.
“No, the til death do us part. At least you were faithful.”
She pulled the knife from his back and laid it on the table. “Aww, that was sweet, but it’s too little too late.”
He smiled up at her and said, as he started to fade, “I don’t know why I kept what I felt tucked away from you, in my head.”
She began to feel bad for her momentary lack of judgment, “I’m sorry my love, but it’s too late to undo it.”
“I’m sorry too,” he said in a whisper. “I contacted the police, they’ll be here any minute.”
“Well, I suppose I should have suspected, it’s all quite improper. You think I’d know better, being a detective’s daughter.”
He held out his hand and before he could speak, a shot rang out in the dark, deeply grazing her cheek.
She cradled him close as the second shot reached her heart, and they whispered together, “till death do us part.”
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (23)
Love this story, i feel like a true adventure reading this. Never change Kelli.
OMG this is so original and clever! It is evokes "War of the Roses" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" Great job! Congrats on TS🥳
Exceedingly clever and very well-wrought!
This piece is a twisted delight, Kelli! Congrats on Too Story! Richly deserved!
Loved your twisted take! Congratulations on TS!! 🥳
The manifestation of love’s doomed fate. Well done. Congratulations on TS - well earned!
This is quite the short murder story of love.
Back to say congrats 👏
congrats on your top story
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Super interesting poem, I loved it! Congrats on the Top Story!
Wow! What a great story, on so many levels.
War of the Roses good!!!
brilliant story
I have words, but they just won't come out right now. I loved this. I was troubled and disturbed, yet I chuckled. (I don't know why) Congratulations
Congrats on TS. This is brilliant and yet so sad. For me, it was difficult to read. My cousin was murdered by her husband who took his own life seconds after taking hers. It still shakes me.
Brilliant, Kelli! This is an outstanding dialogue poem!
Oh wow. That was great. Congrats on the TS.
Such a dark place I love this horror picture. Very gothic and beautiful in a dark way
Clever Kelli Boo! Funny twist. I am a weirdo for dark humor. Is this for a challenge?
Oh wow, that was intense and unexpected! Well done!
A lil scary and a lil fairy. Well, a beautiful read Keep up the good work
Feels a bit fairy tale of new york in a way!