Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by Ryan Murphy, & Marc Cherry.. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Prologue
My name is Rachel Barbra Berry St James.
When you read this morning's Lima News you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week.
Normally there's never anything newsworthy about my life. But that all changed last Thursday
I think back to how the day started, of course everything seemed quite normal at first, from serving my husband and son their breakfast, to starting my daily chores such as the washing .
I ran my errands, like picking up my dry cleaning.
I completed my projects
In truth, I spent the day as I spent every other day. Quietly polishing the routine of my life untl it gleamed with perfection.
Which is why it was so astounding when late last Thursday afternoon…
…. I decided to take a loaded gun from the hallway closet and empty its contents into my head.
My body was found by my next door neighbor, Mercedes Jones , who had been startled by what she would later describe to the police as a strange popping sound.
Her curiosity aroused, Mercedes quickly tried to think of a reason for dropping in on me unannounced, quickly crossing to her pantry, she pulls out a blender that has a piece of tape on it that is written PROPERTY OF RACHEL ST JAMES. So after some initial hesitation, she decided to return the blender she had borrowed from me six months earlier.
As Mercedes exited her front door, carrying the blender, she crosses to Rachel's front door and knocks, there is no response. She goes to the side of the house and peers in the window where she suddenly sees Rachel's lifeless body. She lets out a high pitched scream that even Rachel would be proud of.
Mercedes runs into her house places the blender on the counter and quickly picks up the phone.
"AW Hell to the no! Hello? You've got to send an ambulance! It's my neighbour - Omigod – There's Blood everywhere! Yes! I think she's been shot! Please. You've got to send someone now!" She screamed into the phone receiver.
Mercedes hangs up the phone and stands for a second teary eyed.
And for a moment, Mercedes wept in her kitchen, overcome by this senseless tragedy, But only for a moment. If there was one thing, Mercedes was known for , it was her ability to look on the bright side.
So she reaches down to the blender and rips of f the tape that read PROPERTY OF RACHEL ST JAMES. She then puts the blender back into her pantry.