"It's Oh So Quiet"
Prologue
Roxie Hart? Yeah, I've heard of her. I've heard her name so many times I could scream. She's that tiny blonde who sings with Velma Kelly now, right? Yeah, I thought so.
Foxy Roxie Hart, ooh....she's the one that started everything...
IxI Earlier that week IxI
"Babe? You almost ready? We're gonna be late for the show if you don't hurry up!" I turned in the direction of my husband's voice from the bottom of the stairs.
"I'm coming!" I yelled back, rushing to apply the rest of my makeup. Ah, the show. He hadn't talked about anything else the whole week. Everything was about 'Roxie Hart this' or 'Roxie Hart that'. Only a few times did he ever mention Velma Kelly, Roxie's singing partner. I smoothed out my dress and ran down the stairs, the heels of my shoes banging against the floor.
Marty handed me my coat and put his hand on my ass as we walked outside. A cab (a/n: you know, the old buggies from the 20's) was waiting for us. Marty opened the door and helped me in, sliding in next to me and slamming the door shut.
"Chicago Theater." He said to the driver, who instantly started driving. The cab ride was bumpy and by the time we got out, I had a headache. I cursed the cobbled streets and stepped gingerly out onto the sidewalk, rubbing my hands together for warmth. The melting snow that had gathered by the curb was now black from the streets, and the icicles that hung from the theater awning were melting near the brightly lit sign. I heaved a sigh and followed Marty into the theater.
Inside it was stuffy and hard to breath. The smell of cigarette smoke wafted faintly from somewhere on the other side of the room. We took a seat at a booth and ordered drinks. I put my head in my hands and waited for the show to finally be over.
IxI After the show IxI
I waited as Marty talked with some of his friends, laughing animatedly at their stupid jokes. I flipped my hair, a sign that I was annoyed, and Marty told them he had to go. As we were walking outside, Marty started rambling again.
"Boy, that Roxie Hart was somethin' huh? The way she's got that whole dancin' thing down." He whistled.
"What about Velma?" I asked.
"Velma who?" He seemed completely stumped for a second. "Oh! You mean Velma Kelly! Yeah, that chick's ok, but Roxie's the real star." I snorted, waving my hand for a cab to come up. "Hey listen, Babe? The guys and I wanna go out for a few drinks tonight, maybe shoot some pool. I'll come home later, don't wait up." I tried to call after him in protest, but he was already gone into the sea of people exiting the theater.
I got onto a cab alone and rode silently back to our apartment. When I was inside, I stepped cautiously around, trying to make as little noise as possible. I always did this when I was home alone, I have since I was a child. It's just something I do. When I turned on the only overhead light in our apartment, its beam fell straight onto me.
It's, oh, so quiet
It's, oh, so still
You're all alone
And so peaceful until...
I sat down on the bed and gazed wistfully at the wedding picture propped up on the nightstand. We were so happy back then, Marty was always taking me out on wild trips to night clubs and to Europe or anywhere else I wanted to go. I had been so in love.
You fall in love
Zing boom
The sky up above
Zing boom
Is caving in
Wow bam
You've never been so nuts about a guy
You wanna laugh you wanna cry
You cross your heart and hope to die
But now, I don't know. Something had fallen out. I was still in love with guy, and we still had great sex, but he was always out with the other guys playing pool, or sipping drinks down at the Onyx.
' til it's over and then
It's nice and quiet
But soon again
Starts another big riot
And now we were fighting. Not the kind of fist fights the guys get into at bars, the kind of old married couple fights we promised never to get into.
You blow a fuse
Zing boom
The devil cuts loose
Zing boom
So what's the use
Wow bam
Of falling in love
I would throw things, he would yell, and then we'd make up and end up in bed, moaning each others names.
It's, oh, so quiet
It's, oh, so still
You're all alone
And so peaceful until...
I was lying in bed when I heard the door open, and I heard Marty's voice and some other woman's in the hall. I didn't dare go and look, but I listened so close I could've been a fly on the wall. I ran into the closet and peeked out through the slits in the wood.
You ring the bell
Bim bam
You shout and you yell
Hi ho ho
You broke the spell
Gee, this is swell you almost have a fit
This guy is 'gorge' and i got hit
There's no mistake this is it
I watched as my husband pulled off another girl's clothes, moaning her name into what he thought was an empty apartment. When I married that asshole, I thought it was real, I thought we would always be together, an item. Like Romeo and Juliet, but without the death. I leaned down and silently dug through a shoebox, knowing what I would pull out of it. My fingers brushed against Marty's small revolver, and a sick smile spread across my face.
'til it's over and then
It's nice and quiet
But soon again
Starts another big riot
I bolted out of the closet, revolver raised, and Marty jumped off his hooker in a beat, sitting up so fast it looked painful.
You blow a fuse
Zing boom
The devil cuts loose
Zing boom
What's the use
Wow bam
Of falling in love
I screamed at him, I screamed, "You ass! How could I have married you...you cheating son of a bitch!" When I turned to the girl he had brought in, my voice caught in my throat. It was none other than the famous Roxie Hart, in bed with my husband Marty.
The sky caves in
The devil cuts loose
You blow blow blow blow your fuse
When you've fallen in love
Before I knew what was happening, I had pulled the trigger twice and Marty fell over the already dead Roxie Hart. I dropped the gun, my hands shaking, and stared around the apartment. Everything was silent.
Ssshhhhh...It's Oh So Quiet.
I sank to my knees and heard the sirens formulating in the distance. The police would come any minute to haul me off to jail.
a/n: Well, I hope you liked the first chapter, and I won't update till I get at least five reviews, so click the button now! Also, that song I included, and any others are all going to be like Roxy's dtadreams....so my character was daydreaming about singing that song while she was actually in her room....ok, just thought I should clarify that.
Song: "Its Oh So Quiet"
Artist: Bjork