He had left her empty — Void.
Emelie sorted through Marten’s paper — left behind were bills and more bills — left for her to pay. Jewelry, fancy dining, five star hotels, her Gucci dress
Marten claimed he went to Vegas strictly for business.
“BITCH,” droplets of spit speckled his mahogany desk.
She knew all along about his dirty laundry.
She also knew how to clean his mess.
Bodies were easily dissolved in hydrochloric acid and after some suitable time for mourning he would be declared dead.
Of course she would protest but at least his life insurance policy was paid.
I looked at all the empty bowls and what stuck with me was empty. Then I thought that my body-count has been a little bit low so I thought… what the heck, let us have some murders this week.
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Nobody goes to Vegas strictly for business. It will be the last time he ever “gambles” again. Great spooky story, Bjorn.
I think his last job was cleaning the drains.
Sometimes, as the saying goes, nothing is a cool hand
Indeed… or taking destiny in your own hands.
when a woman had enough, beware. she’ll get even one way or another.
I think so, one way or another.
Well aren’t you the joyful one… She is a right nasty one, isn’t she? Methinks there has been more than one body in her past..
I used to have people killed every week, but I realized it’s been a while since last time.
p.s. Cute Kermie!
That’s one way to pay the bills 🙂
Paying every bill… and correcting the wrongs.
Dear Björn,
When she cleans up a mess, she is thorough, isn’t she?
Shalom,
Rochelle
I think she used a lot of bleach as well… it’s the only thing that works on splatter.
Something very cold and chilling about her. I wonder if that’s why he was playing away? Big mistake, eh? Nice take on the photo prompt.
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I think he underestimated her… and maybe she took pleasure in the whole process.
Wouldn’t it have been easier – and safer – just to divorce him? However much one might feel like killing the bas****d, a life looking over one’s shoulder would be hell!
She probably enjoyed the process of a messy murder.
I think he underestimated her, not that he deserved to be murdered, but he does seem to have had it coming!
There are no nice people in this tale… just like life itself
What a wicked tale… and the narration makes perfect sense.
When she does the cleaning she does the cleaning… Not one I want to mess with. I’ll admit I got a chuckle from your inspiration: “I thought that my body-count has been a little bit low”. The only problem is that technically you erased this one from your body count 😉
A woman scorned…
Summed up by your italis on ‘her’ Gucci dress
italics!
Nothing quite like a woman scorned.
One tough lady this Emelie. She knows how to get even.
She was not someone to be messed with! Not many murders about this week so this made gruesome change!
What a pragmatic, vindictive woman. She seems to have lots of experience cleaning messes.
Going to Vegas strictly for business ranks right up there with reading “Playboy” just for the intellectual articles 🙂
Interesting and entertaining read Bjorn.
Got to keep that body count up! I feel like her experience has made it easy for her to make a sideways move into the contract-killer industry. I could feel her anger bubbling beneath the surface.
Good one!
YIKES … it looks like she’s been scorned in a way she can’t forget.
Nice angry summary of a woman out to get her do. Nicely done, Bjorn.
Isadora 😎
A spine chilling tale of revenge. She sounds very cool and efficient about ‘disappearing’ him .
Bloody vengeance Bjorn. She is certainly angry. Will his vegas floozy be next on her list I wonder ?
I think there might have been two bodies dissolved in acid.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but the repercussions will follow Marten home.