Murder By Text

"Hey"

...... "Oh Hey!"

"What time is it in your part of the world?"

......"2:09 pm"

"Oh good! I was worried I had texted too early"

......"You know you can message me anytime, I'm up all hours as you know"

"Ok, cool! Did you hear about the murder a few blocks away from your apartment?"

!!!!!"I mean seriously! Why would you even mention that? Now I'm definitely not going outside ever again!"

"Oops! I am soooo sorry! I didn't mean to upset you."

......"You are supposed to be my support, how did you expect me to react to something like that?"

"Brb"

"What! Wait!"

.................. (No response)

"Helllllo?"

.................. (No response)

"Sorry! I thought I heard someone outside my bedroom window"

"Now who's getting paranoid? Lol!"

"I meant what I said you know. I truly am sorry"

"Yeah I know...I forgive you"

"Thnx"

"Ur welcome"

"Change of subject. Did you finish your daily challenge yet?"

"Oh. I um...No"

"Seriously! And here I was thinking we had made progress!"

"I'll do it now. While I am texting with you. I can video it if you like?"

"No need to film it. Remember, we have a trust thing goin on"

"Yeah, I remember"

"You can take a pic though"

“Sure! Ok, I'm gonna head outside now. I will probably be silent for a minute or two."

"Cool banana"

"Lol!"

"Remember to focus on one object at a time. And of course don't forget to control your breathing"

........................ (No response)

....................... (No response)

“Maggie? Are you there?”

………………. (No response)

“Look, I know we agreed to text only, but I’m getting real worried ok!”

……………… (No response)

“Maggie! This isn’t funny!”

……………... (No response)

“Ok that’s it! I’m gonna call you!”

(Image coming through, click on to view)

“What the!”

“Geeze Louise girl! Don’t have a heart attack or anything! I’m fine. I just had to get the lighting right.”

“Gawd! This is not the time to worry about lighting for crissakes!

“Ur right. I’m soz”

“You look fabulous by the way”

“I know right!”

“I mean, you actually have colour in your cheeks.”

“See! I have been coming outside for 5 minutes a day”

“Yeah, it shows”

“I’m hoping that in time, I can come over to your place and hang. You know, like we used to before…”

“Me too. And you will, so we can”

“One step at a time right?”

“Absolutely!”

“I love you sis” xoxoxo

“Love you too” xoxoxo

“Mum would be so proud of you, you know that?”

“I hope so sis, I really do!”

“She definitely would be!”

“Thanx, I needed to hear that.”

“Ur welcome”

“And sis?”

“Yeah?”

“I really want to go to our favourite restaurant for mum’s birthday this year”

“I know you do sis. We are almost there, so we will. You betcha!”

“So, what are your plans for the rest of the day? Are you gonna catch up with that dreamy guy you told me about?”

“Nah sis! Turns out he’s a bit of a player. You know what I’m sayin?”

“Sorry to hear that sis. I really am”

“It’s all good sis.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah! Definitely!”

“I’m glad. Because you know you deserve better right?”

“Hell yeah girl! I do!”

“Lol!”

“Lol!”

“Hang on a minute…… Brb”

“What! Why! Whatsup?”

…………… (No response)

“Mags?”

………….. (No Response)

“Seriously! What have you learned from the last time you didn’t respond?”

…………. (No Response)

“Ok that’s it! I’m giving you to the count of 3, then I’m calling!”

…………. (No Response)

“One!”

…………. (No Response)

“Two!”

…………. (No response)

“Three! I’m calling now!”

(Image coming through, click on to view)

Silence broken by ear piercing scream... “Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

“Ding!” (New message alert)

“Maggie can’t respond at this time, because she is dead”

“Who the hell are you? And what have you done to my sister?”

“Well obviously I killed her, duh!”

“WTF!”

“There is no need for that kind of language”!

“What I want to know is how the hell you got out after what you did to Mum”!

“It’s amazing what good behaviour and an excellent lawyer will do”

“F**k u rrshole!”

“I did tell you I was coming to finish the job, so what’s your problem?”

“I’m still alive so you failed you miserable piece of...”

“Bang!” (Sound of a door slamming shut downstairs)

“You were saying? One way or another. I’m gonna find you. I’m gonna getchu, getchu, getchu!!!”

Silence………….

Followed by sounds of someone running towards the fire escape, releasing the ladder down onto the street below.

“Well played”

Silence………….

“You forget I know you and I know all of your friends and hangouts”

No response……….

“Now is not the time to ignore me bitch!”

“Now who has a potty mouth A_HOLE?!!!”

“If you are going to check on Maggie, I wouldn’t waste my breath. She’s DEAD! Period!”

Maggie is lying on the linoleum floor in her tiny little apartment kitchen. Although she “looks” dead, her sister detects a faint pulse. Calling for an ambulance Maggie’s sister races back to her apartment to deal with the man that had murdered her mum and had almost killed her sister.

“Hey A_HOLE! Guess whose back!”

“Well, well, so the hunter becomes the hunter…Game on bitch!”

Meanwhile, the ambulance has arrived at Maggie’s apartment in record timing. Maggie was alive, barely. But with the quick response of the medical team, she stood a chance of surviving.

“I wouldn’t be so smug if I were you!”

“Oh? And why is that?”

“Let’s just say I didn’t leave my apartment without putting a surprise in place for you A_HOLE!”

“You really think you can outsmart me Bitch! I mean you forget who you are talking too!”

“Oh contraire Daddy! I know you a lot better than you know me!”

Silence…………..

Followed by loud banging and cursing

“WTF!”

“Told you I left a surprise for you!”

More cursing and banging

“Bleeeeep!” (Maggie’s Phone ringing)

“Hello?”

“You see Daddy dear, while you were focused on texting me…I took the time to turn all of the gas hobs on before escaping out the fire escape. And right this minute, I know you have just lit up your fave brand of cigarette in celebration of your recent kill.”

Silence…………

“Although, I must inform you that your youngest daughter Maggie, is in fact still very much alive and kicking”

Silence……..

" What's wrong Daddy dearest? Cat got your tongue?"

Silence..............

Followed by cursing and sounds of someone desperately trying to find there way out of a bad situation.

"Really? now you are at a loss for words? I can hear you trying to get out of your situation like a rat caught in a trap, With no chance of escape A_HOLE!"

Even louder banging and what sounds like someone falling to the floor ......

"Ding!" ... message received from Maggies phone

"See you in hell bitch!"

followed by ...... "Boooom!"