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Bruise and Fire

Taylor Cornell

    Everyone has a breaking point in their lives.
    “I know what you did,” said the voice. “You won’t get away with this, Amy. I won’t let you. Time’s up.”
    I just rolled my eyes and held the phone loosely against my head. The morning calls had just become another routine. Somehow, someone found out my secret. I wasn’t careful enough. The last two weeks this mysterious caller has been threatening to call the police and have me arrested unless I turned myself in. The days had been counting down from 14 and today was the last day.
    “If you know what I did, you will understand why I did it,” I replied. “I had to protect myself. Call the police. I dare you.”
    “I hope you enjoy prison. Your husband’s death cannot go unpunished.”
    “Screw you!”
    “You have one hour.” The caller hung up.
    My husband deserved what he got. He hurt me for years he didn’t deserve to live. Bruises had covered my body since the day I got married.
    Drunken fights and yelling were the norm in our small house. I had put up with his abuse for as long as I could. I waited until he fell asleep that night and packed my bags. I set our home on fire and then fled to my sister’s house. She was aware of the abuse and provided me a perfect alibi. An alibi that thankfully was never needed. No one was suspicious of the fire. Our small home was old so the firemen chalked it up to electrical issues.
    Let the police come. I stood up for myself and that’s all that matters. Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, I curled my dark hair and lined my green eyes with black. If I have to be arrested, then I will go in style.



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