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TITLE (EDIT)
Tying Up Loose Ends |
DESCRIPTION
Man comes home to find another man in his bed... story about the actions he takes.
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AUTHOR
Michael J Musto |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
young author who writes supensful or mystery stories. I enjoy reading anything poe or poe like.
[November 2009] |
AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
italia8811@hotmail.com |
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (9)
A Night's Lullaby (Short Stories) A man is walking through a city and is being trailed by a figure of a man in the distance. Story about his confrontation with the figure. Italics represent dialogue, some have quotations, some dont...... [802 words] [Thriller]
Burning Sulfur (Short Stories) Man Kills and old friend. Story is about his actions he takes as the police arrive. The words in italics are from an outside narrator. [454 words]
Carnival Lights (Poetry) Old man living in an apartment is haunted by a mystery man knocking at his door. [189 words]
Cat And Mouse (Poetry) Man is robbed late one night on his walk home. [310 words]
Finding An Exit (Poetry) A women comes home from work to a drunk, abusive husband. [330 words] [Thriller]
Frostbite (Poetry) - [48 words]
Pain Inside The Study (Short Stories) This is a story about a man who is attacked and abducted. It is the story through the victims eyes. [855 words]
Shadow Of A Man (Short Stories) Story about a librarian Rick Street who is troubled by his sister's death. Her killer is now out to get him. I wrote this story for a class. It's a short story that I feel can eventually be turned i... [2,159 words]
The Crack In The Wall (Poetry) A boy is stuck inside this "ghost" house. He's never been more scared in his life. Something I wrote one night when I couldn't sleep. I wasnt tired so I took out my notebook and went at it. [224 words]
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Tying Up Loose Ends
Michael J Musto
I sit next to the fire as frost grows on the window.
My dry, cracked hands tightly grip my rocking chair.
I returned home early to find two people asleep in bed instead of one.
I feel no feelings
I think no thoughts
I just rock back and forth in my chair.
My breaths are heavy, yet they maintain a steady rate.
I’ll leave tonight,
I’ll leave for good.
But she wouldn’t care,
She would be happy,
She’d have won.
My breaths pick up and I grip the chair more tightly.
Anger heats my face and grinds my teeth.
No one knows he’s here,
So no one would know if he didn’t return.
I won’t leave.
I’ll make them leave.
I’ll make them hurt the way I do.
Slowly I get up from out of my chair and head towards the kitchen.
Next to the stove is our knife rack.
I grab at the biggest one I see.
My hand around the grooves on the handle pounds my heart in realization of what I’m going to do.
By the time I reach the stairs, the fire is already dying out.
With a hand on the light brown banister, I take my time up to my room.
Every creak from the stairs is useless.
Nothing fazes me.
Completely drained from all worries.
All sense and reasoning was lost long ago.
As I turn the corner and enter my room I see the two of them.
Peacefully in bed,
Peacefully tormenting me.
Getting close to the bed I am completely silent.
I stare into his face, and cringe at hers.
My shaky hands rise above my head.
My heart starts to race right before the first strike.
I stab him first, once below the shoulder and once in the thigh, just to wake them up.
My ears can’t hear his screams or her cries.
Then I kill her first to have him see what he has done.
I just stare into his eyes as he squirms under the covers.
One more swing and the deed is done.
Blood drips on the floor as I wipe the blade on my sleeve and leave it on the bed.
I return back to my rocking chair, but the fire is already gone.
What have I done?
So many thoughts swirling around in my head
I’ve seen too much,
Been let down one to many times.
My whole life I’ve been thrown around like a rag doll,
And I never did anything about it.
What do I do now?
I need to get out.
Jumping out of the chair I leave the room.
I never really noticed how high up the ceilings are.
And I never was good at tying knots, but I’m doing my best.
As I rock the stool back and forth
I have no regrets.
Just the knowledge of the inevitable to come
I will be caught.
Because there is no perfect crime,
Most crimes are meant to be secrets, like mine.
And most secrets are not kept secrets forever.
I know I will be punished for what I’ve done.
I just choose to punish myself.
Sweat drips down his face,
Yet his arms remain still and relaxed at his side.
As the stool falls out from under his feet,
He displays no sign of struggle, no will to survive.
Living without any care, and complete loss of feelings.
Never being loved back the way he had once loved gave him his empty heart, and his empty soul.
A man like this who is driven so cold,
Wasn’t solely killed by the noose.
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"Gripping!!!!! At first I was just like...."Dude came home finds some bastard sleeping in his bed......"You better get out of my bed man, thats my damn bed, go on now git." but then I realised, oh she's in the bed too......Somebody's about to get f*@ked up. Nicey done, hard drama to get right and you nailed it" -- kwilt.
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© 2006 Michael J Musto |
STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
October 2006 |
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