The Cruelest Cut Part 1
Zelda yawned as she headed upstairs. It was only ten in the morning but Zelda had been awake since early the day before trying to finish some research that she was to present soon. She was glad that Hilda was gone for the day so she could get some rest. "Salem, I'm going to take a nap and I don't want to be disturbed!" Zelda called as she went into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face before heading to bed.
"And why should I not disturb you?" Salem muttered as he padded upstairs. Honestly! If those witches expected him to leave them alone, then the least they could do is zap up a few tuna for him. He was so hungry.
Just then Salem heard a loud cry from the bathroom. "Zelda? Zelda, are you alright? You didn't find my robo-mouse, did you?" Salem called as he darted over and pawed at the door. Unfortunately, it was shut tight and he couldn't open it. He pawed harder when Zelda didn't immediately. He didn't know what had happened but it definitely frightened the cat. He had never heard Zelda scream like that before, even when he had deposited a hair ball down her back while she was on the couch making goo goo eyes at Willard Kraft.
Just then Salem noticed something running under the door. He cautiously poked a paw in it and then sniffed. There was a strong metallic scent and the substance was turning the carpet red. "Blood? This isn't good! Zelda, open the door!!"
The Cruelest Cut Part 2
Salem darted into Sabrina's room and jumped up next to the phone. "Thank goodness Sabrina doesn't use speed dial!" The cat grumbled as he pawed at the phone until he managed to hit the button he wanted and waited for his old friend to answer.
"Salem, this better not be a request for tuna," the witch said as she pointed the ringing phone into existence and picked it up. The young witch was incredibly beautiful with long red hair and bright green eyes. She was dressed in a blue slip dress and didn't appear to be more than eighteen.
"Harmonia, help!" Salem cried. "Something's wrong with Zelda! She screamed and now I can't get into the bathroom to find out what's going on! There's blood running under the door! Help!!"
"What? I'll be right there!" Harmonia said as she pointed and appeared beside the cat just as someone knocked on the front door.
"Who could that be?" Salem asked as the witch scooped him up and headed for the bathroom.
"Willard. He left a little while ago carrying a picnic basket and saying something about a surprise for Zelda," Harmonia said as she knocked on the bathroom door before opening it and stepping in. She stopped in shock when she spotted Zelda. The blonde witch was laying on the floor in a pool of blood. Both wrists had been vertically slashed and a razor blade was laying beside her hand.
"Zelda?" Salem cried as he hopped out of Harmonia's arms and darted over to the injured witch. "Who did this to her?"