Why Should You Be Spared?

As she choked me, I wondered if she had murdered anyone before. Her grip was confident. She showed no concern that she might take things too far–as though she knew the right moment to stop.

Had she not been so attractive, I may not have followed her home that night–out of curiosity, I assure you. She may not have approached me: “Why are you following me?” She may not have invited me to her home to debase and fuck me. But the intensity of her presence was hypnotic. I was truly under her spell.

Get the fuck out of here. I was used to the way she spoke to me. It chilled me but kept me alive. I balled up my clothes  and headed toward the door. Catching a glimpse of myself in the reflection of her glass liquor cabinet, I rubbed at the red striations on my throat. Anybody would be able to guess what happened.

Use that.  She nodded to a purple Armani draped across the sofa.

“Madam, have you ever killed anyone?”

All the men who come here. And with that scarf, in fact. Now, come here and let me tie it for you before you go.


One response to “Why Should You Be Spared?

  • Trent Lewin

    That is really extemely creepy and quite visceral. I think you should make this longer, somehow… I want to know more about this woman and why she does what she does.

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