Red-haired – 1

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…