Red-haired – 1
Lionel
had said her that it would be a special night… they had a date…
she knew it… he just said that they were going to have dinner…
but she knew it was a date! So she dress herself very nice. She went
downstairs and went to the kitchen to drink some water before left.
Lionel had a meeting, so she had to wait him in the hotel hall were
he would be.
Clark was in the living room, watching the news on
TV…
"… with this one there are already five red-hair girls
killed by the Red-rose killer. The girl disappeared two days ago in
front of her house, and a red rose was found right there. She
appeared this morning, dead, on the river. She had too many hurts on
her body, she was found naked and tied up. The police advice all the
red-haired between twenty and thirty years old to not go out
alone…"
Martha walked to the living room and kissed Clark's
cheek from his back…
Martha: I'm leaving now… Don't wait
me awake, ok?
Clark: Are you going alone?
Martha: Yeah… I'm
meeting Lionel there…
Clark: Be careful, ok?
Martha: What's
the matter?
Clark: Well… you are a red-haired, I really don't
want to find you killed.
Martha: Clark, sweetheart… your mummy
past her thirties too many years ago… - she smiled… - Goodnight
dear…
Clark: Goodnight, mum…
There weren't too
much people at the hotel hall… Lionel would come in a few minutes,
so Martha didn't sit down… She started to looked at the paintings
of the walls and the expensive sculptures… Then she looked at a
girl with a white dress, she was red-haired, as Martha, and she was
alone, and Martha remembered the news and her son advice. She didn't
know why but she felt the necessity of look after that girl, so she
didn't stopped to look at her. Suddenly, a man came close to the
young red-haired and started to talk with her, he were a red rose on
his hand. She walked towards them trying to not be noticed and when
she was at nearly five steps from them, the man took the girls hand
abruptly. The girl shout, but nobody seemed to listened her. Then,
Martha, walked again the man and punch him on his face. The man, who
didn't hope that, released the girl.
Martha: Run away and rang
the police! – shout Martha before fell on the floor unconscious
after the man slapped her so hard.
The girl run away, some people
listened at Martha and turned around them. The man took Martha on his
shoulder while he left the rose felt on the floor, and he whispered
"Ok… You have already tried to be the heroine… now you will be
the victim…
When Lionel arrived to the hall he found
the police there, a red-hair girl crying, and a lot of people looking
at a rose on the floor. But he didn't see Martha.
Lionel: Excuse
me, what happened here? – asked to one of the policeman.
Police:
The Red-Rose Killer again… but this time he wasn't lucky… he
tried to take that girl, but an older woman helped her and he took
her.
Lionel: An older woman?
Police: Yeah… well… maybe a
forty-year-old red-haired…
Lionel went to the girl who was
crying.
Lionel: Excuse me, are you the attacked girl?
The girl:
Yeah…
Lionel took out his wallet and showed the girl a photo
from Martha.
Lionel: Is this the woman who helped you? – he
asked with a shaking voice…
The girl: She is! She's the woman
who the killer took with him!
The policeman took the
photo.
Police: Isn't she the Senator Kent?
Lionel: She is. –
said, almost crying.
He picked up the rose from the floor and
clasped it in his punch… When he opened his hand the petals felt on
the floor as if they were blood drops.
TO BE CONTINUED…
