He sat there next to his wife’s sleeping body, scissors in hand. She looked calm,481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcKx0FNZGh
peaceful as she slept. He, on the other hand was anxious, his mind in a turmoil of481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeLdqB9v2Z
conflict. He had been for a while now. The ribbon around her neck had taken over his481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ib6A4stYC
mind and every time he saw her, that was all he could think off. He needed to know481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8BkP9zOE3
what lay under the thin satin piece of cloth. That was why he sat next to before dawn481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvt5D1Wvukm
contemplating on his decision. Did he love her enough to respect her decisions or was481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeBubvZoRu
his curiosity stronger.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GHNCT1JSo
He leaned forward making up his mind, however, this time, something else held him481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEvyb04srZ
back. Her words running through the back of his mind.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12oxZGmPVo
Don’t do it. You’ll be sorry.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA99CdXBDDB
The six words echoed like a warning at the back of his mind. It could not be that bad.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5CGtR7iqg
Right? He thought. However, he knew his wife’s temper and he knew it went as fast as481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YG9OOFlgx
it came.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9BgxreAbj
He drew closer to the sleeping woman. He brushed her hair away from her face and she481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4tyPdkhPr
stirred a little in her sleep. His grip on the scissors tightened as he gripped the ribbon481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AcaSsSUsy
with forefinger and thumb. He snipped it, letting it fall away from her neck.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqz5IewndR
Nothing prepared him for what he saw underneath the thin strip of cloth. He drew away481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyovanLCdj
from her, panic setting in as he fell to the floor, backing away. His breathing quickened481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHOeJzkLhe
as scrambled to get on his feet. He had never seen anything like it and no matter how481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OarKbI5Br
much he wanted to, he could not tear his eyes away from her neck.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxcS2XYEWP
Surgical stitches marked the area underneath the ribbon all around her neck. It looked481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtfz4Ttpd7
as though her head was sewn on to her body. Her otherwise white skin was discoloured481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNPmNLCyW6
black and blue. The colour of rotting flesh. As he inched closer to the door, he noticed481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0waL7aVV6
the colour had begun to spread. His heart hammered in his chest. Who or what had he481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBBbHViUmw
married.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2tcGlzPKe
He stopped in his tracks when her eyes flew open. The awful colour had enveloped her481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxm1TosgrF
face and her hair had turned ashen. She turned towards him, looking into his eyes. A481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdicTS1OxwT
shiver ran down his spine. The kind blue eyes that he was used to, was replaced with481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1YQysTltR
black. She looked nothing like the woman he knew and he wondered if he had only481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9vrE4dDbc
married her for her beauty.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i0VZr6X4h
He was frozen in place as he watched her stalk towards him, a faint eerie smile playing481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSRVKmALKd
on her face as her shrivelled up hand gripped the ribbon.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLt6OXqPGD
‘I was wondering how long would you be able to hold back.’ She said. Her voice was481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GvVNBzSPs
hoarse, as though her voice box was cut open. His eyes drifted over to the stiches on481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrTio6xYAl
her neck that looked like it would not hold for very long.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eJVfW5FEp
‘None of the others lasted very long.’ She continued inching closer.
‘You could not live with a thin piece of cloth could you? Look what you’ve done to me.’481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6TQgxJwlr
Her voice grew louder and angrier.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRJpbetFLO
‘You took away so much from me, it is only fair for me to take away something from you’481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9CdGorxqG
she finished, standing inches away from him.
A beautiful lady stepped out of the room that she had shared with her husband. A red481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlYlNkagLa
ribbon wrapped around her neck. Her brown hair fell down to her waist and her skin481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95jhw3pwGk
smooth and soft. However, her most striking feature; her hazel brown eyes that glinted481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiH1EOoH8F
in the sun.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewjX5Zn4LK
She shut the door behind her with a soft click, leaving her ex-husband’s body on the481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XqzoxX068
floor, a thick liquid trickling down his face like bloody tears, from the sockets where his481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjGugqPffL
eyes used to be.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKx2S2wtlb
Hazel brown eyes that glinted in the sun.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGlg7uiJk4
The woman walked away from the room without looking back,481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPX7p2Lg7nr
‘I told him he would be sorry’
THE END
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