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Murder and other crimes in Paradiso

Sel J

Submitted to Contest #260

*This story contains mentions of physical violence and mental health.I passed by the dead body on the ground. The police urged me to move forward, to not look at what I had done. To not look at the blood covering the face I desperately wanted to kiss. That beautiful face…I laughed. Oh, I laughed so much I fell on the ground. I had done it! Through laughter, I sobbed. I had done it! I was a monster! My vision blurred, so much so the red and blue lights of the police looked to me more alarming, frightening, promising a future of loneliness… I ...

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