sat in the parking lot and broke down. It seemed like bad things were happening back to back. ‘Who the fuck could it be,’ I thought to myself. I started thinking about anybody that I’ve ever had any problems with and only one name popped into my head.
“ Melanie,” I mumbled under my breath.
That bitch had every motive in the book. She wanted my life, my career and my husband. I started my car and swerved so hard that I left tire prints in the road. I walked into work and went straight to Melanie’s office but she wasn’t in it. I found it strange that as soon as she disappears, my car gets keyed. I decide to go back to my car and I see everybody standing around in a huddle. Draya and my other colleagues were standing there like zombies. I walked up to them with caution.
“What’s going?” I asked .
Draya looked at me like she saw a ghost. The words that came out of her mouth seemed to blow me back. My heart sank and I could feel the blood from my body getting cold. The words seemed to echo. Melanie was dead.
Chapter 6
Melanie’s death came as a shock. I felt terrible. Who would do this to her, I wondered. It was like someone dropped a ton of bricks on me. I could barely speak and it’s like my feet were cemented into the ground. I felt like I was going to be sick. This was the coldest one.
I turned to Draya and asked, “How did she die? Are you sure it’s Melanie that died?” I asked hoping that she would tell me no.
Draya put her head down and paused.
She then looked up at me and said, “They say that someone shot her in the head and slit her throat. It’s strange because they found her car in the parking lot of a hospital.”
‘Who the hell had motive to kill Melanie,’ I thought to myself. I didn’t like Melanie but I would never want her dead. This was too much to take in. I decided to go home. The road looked blurry to me. Everything was moving in slow motion and it sounded like voices were echoing in my head. I thought I was going crazy. I reach in my purse and grab my phone to call Michael. He picks up on the first ring.
“Hello .”
I n a panic I yelled, “Michael please meet me at the house now.”
I could tell he was clueless and he hadn’t got the news of Melanie ’s death yet.
“Is everything alright?” he asked.
I was shaking my head as if he could see me.
“Just get home now Michael ,” I sighed.
As soon as I got home, I dropped my purse on the floor and went to the kitchen to pour myself a glass of wine. I gulped the first glass so fast that the wine was seeping from the corners of my mouth. I started on my second glass right awa y. Michael walked through the door in a panic.
“What’s wrong Tiff?” he asked with his eyes wide open.
I took a deep breath and braced myself.
“Melanie’s dead ,” I replied.
It’s like Michael was frozen. He just stood there like a statue.
“I gotta go. I gotta make a phone call!”
Before I could stop him or say anything to him, he was already ou t the door. This was a lot to take in and I wasn’t sure what the fuck was going on. It’s like I was in another world. I grabbed my wine and sat on the couch waiting for Michael to return. It was 11:45 p.m. when Michael returned. He was sweaty and he looks like he had been in fight. I walk up to him and demanded answers.
“Michael what the fuck is going on?”
There was so much pain in my voice. I felt like my husband wasn’t even standing in front of me. That’s just how distant he was. He put his hand up cutting me off.
“Tiffany I don’t wanna hear this shit tonight.
Next thing I knew I was all in his face.
“What the fuck you mean you don’t wanna hear this shit tonight? Are you serious? You need to tell me what the fuck is going on right now!”
Michael put his hand up again and walked away like I didn’t mean shit to him. I couldn’t stay in this house with h im any longer so I reached for my phone and called Carl.
“Hello ,” he answered in a low
“ Melanie,” I mumbled under my breath.
That bitch had every motive in the book. She wanted my life, my career and my husband. I started my car and swerved so hard that I left tire prints in the road. I walked into work and went straight to Melanie’s office but she wasn’t in it. I found it strange that as soon as she disappears, my car gets keyed. I decide to go back to my car and I see everybody standing around in a huddle. Draya and my other colleagues were standing there like zombies. I walked up to them with caution.
“What’s going?” I asked .
Draya looked at me like she saw a ghost. The words that came out of her mouth seemed to blow me back. My heart sank and I could feel the blood from my body getting cold. The words seemed to echo. Melanie was dead.
Chapter 6
Melanie’s death came as a shock. I felt terrible. Who would do this to her, I wondered. It was like someone dropped a ton of bricks on me. I could barely speak and it’s like my feet were cemented into the ground. I felt like I was going to be sick. This was the coldest one.
I turned to Draya and asked, “How did she die? Are you sure it’s Melanie that died?” I asked hoping that she would tell me no.
Draya put her head down and paused.
She then looked up at me and said, “They say that someone shot her in the head and slit her throat. It’s strange because they found her car in the parking lot of a hospital.”
‘Who the hell had motive to kill Melanie,’ I thought to myself. I didn’t like Melanie but I would never want her dead. This was too much to take in. I decided to go home. The road looked blurry to me. Everything was moving in slow motion and it sounded like voices were echoing in my head. I thought I was going crazy. I reach in my purse and grab my phone to call Michael. He picks up on the first ring.
“Hello .”
I n a panic I yelled, “Michael please meet me at the house now.”
I could tell he was clueless and he hadn’t got the news of Melanie ’s death yet.
“Is everything alright?” he asked.
I was shaking my head as if he could see me.
“Just get home now Michael ,” I sighed.
As soon as I got home, I dropped my purse on the floor and went to the kitchen to pour myself a glass of wine. I gulped the first glass so fast that the wine was seeping from the corners of my mouth. I started on my second glass right awa y. Michael walked through the door in a panic.
“What’s wrong Tiff?” he asked with his eyes wide open.
I took a deep breath and braced myself.
“Melanie’s dead ,” I replied.
It’s like Michael was frozen. He just stood there like a statue.
“I gotta go. I gotta make a phone call!”
Before I could stop him or say anything to him, he was already ou t the door. This was a lot to take in and I wasn’t sure what the fuck was going on. It’s like I was in another world. I grabbed my wine and sat on the couch waiting for Michael to return. It was 11:45 p.m. when Michael returned. He was sweaty and he looks like he had been in fight. I walk up to him and demanded answers.
“Michael what the fuck is going on?”
There was so much pain in my voice. I felt like my husband wasn’t even standing in front of me. That’s just how distant he was. He put his hand up cutting me off.
“Tiffany I don’t wanna hear this shit tonight.
Next thing I knew I was all in his face.
“What the fuck you mean you don’t wanna hear this shit tonight? Are you serious? You need to tell me what the fuck is going on right now!”
Michael put his hand up again and walked away like I didn’t mean shit to him. I couldn’t stay in this house with h im any longer so I reached for my phone and called Carl.
“Hello ,” he answered in a low
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