I Killed Her

 

“I Killed Her”

 

  I do not often talk of this, of how I killed her that year. It was not my intention and I know if given a chance I would do it very differently today. Only then could I take it all back - the begging, the blow, the blood. It’s not that any blood was wasted that day. I made sure to clean up afterwards. It was only then I was able to hide the evidence of her death.

  I wasn’t really angry that day. In fact, I really thought I was doing her a favor. I thought of it as liberating her. Never would she be sick like she had been. I was doing what doctors couldn’t do. It may be hard to understand how I could have taken her from pain with pain, or whether it was something she really wanted.

   I think in her subconscious she wanted the peace only death could bring. Many times she had implored me with her eyes, begging for me to relieve her of this. It was only after I put such relief in motion that she protested.

  Oh, how she protested. She fought me weakly with her hands. Her will was stronger than her physical strength and her refusal to accept her fate was feeble against my overpowering actions.

  She didn’t cry out loud as I broke her neck. Her head coming off in my hands didn’t really surprise me. I imagined the blood as I always did. But there was none. Just the plastic doll’s head in my hands.

Reviews

[Emily B]

I must have tried a dozen times last night to open one of your writings. My computer protested, maybe it was a little afraid of what we might find. Fascinating story. Short enough to hold our attention long after it is completed, but full enough to be dissected and stretched into chapters. Very Poe-esque I think.

[Shawna Johnson]

Interesting. Likewise, a little short, but sometimes that's ok.

[Katie B]

Amazing ending. I like surprise endings when you expect one thing and get another. Very well done. You created the correct mood for this piece in such a short amount of time.

[Mary Brown]

This could be longer, I wouldn't even mention blood, since there wasn't any. It isn't lying if no one asks...

A little abrupt but I enjoyed reading it anyway!

[Toni Bennett]

Death to Barbie!!!

[Jake Weller]

Ah, so she was a doll. Good work.

[Racheal Thomas]

you grabbed my interest with the title, and my interest continued to grow as i read further. It is a good piece and makes one think something completely different than what you had the outcome be. I'm sure thats what you intended to do. good work

[Montilee Stormer]

I'm surprised how no one has commented ont his.

Very quick and to the point - maybe a little too quick, but the ending impact is still there and I still smiled at the end.